Mapping alignments that were interconnected and adjacent to the lake revealed the physical existing conditions of the lake and influenced the conditions of proposed earthwork patterns. The selection of the lake cells was determined based on the diversity of wildlife habitat value in each of the cells. The variety of wildlife value and type gives opportunity for our proposed patterns to interconnect the dust mitigation cells and enhance wildlife habitat value and type in all cells. Creating opportunity for wildlife habitat to thrive in different types of dust mitigation cells also creates a multi-functional landscape that not only functions as a dust mitigation ground but as well as a wildlife park where ecotourism and education is promoted thus bringing awareness about the Owens Lake history and conditions.
