Remember William Mulholland and that aqueduct? Well, about 100 years after diverting most of the river water that supplied Owens Lake to an emerging 'burb named Los Angeles, something is being done about the dust pollution blowing off the desiccated lake bed. As part of the Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Program, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and others have restored habitats for migratory waterfowl and shorebirds at the sprawling site. I took a wrong turn after the Highway 395 turnoff for the Boulder Creek site, and instead of the promised public overlook in a revitalized section, I encountered industrial tanks, construction equipment and warning signs about the years-long dust mitigation. I eventually found the Plaza area and its public lake access and the two-mile walking trail on the eastern "shore" off Highway 136.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 22, 2018 14:03 UTC