David Gaines (ecologist)

David Allen Gaines (December 30, 1947–January 11, 1988) was an American environmentalist and the founder of the Mono Lake Committee.  His main goal in accomplishing a lawsuit was to work with the opposition (Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) instead of demonizing the organization, this ultimately got them ahead. He and his wife, Sally Gaines, began the committee in 1978. They required help from students at Stanford University, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, and Earlham College. From the information he collected he co-wrote a chapter in the book California Riparian Systems. This got scientist engaged to help. As a collaborative team, The Mono Lake Committee took a stand against LADWP.

He died on January 11, 1988 in a car accident caused by a wind storm. Sally and his kids, Vireo and Sage, survived the accident.

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