If you want to see the best of the Salton Sea, then you should visit the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge at the southern end of the sea.
Really, the *best* time to visit the Imperial Valley is over the winter months. It’s when the most birds are in residence and the weather is mild enough that you can walk out to see them.
The refuge has about 2000 acres of land, some of which is managed as wetlands and some of which is farmed to provide forage for migratory birds and wildlife.
There are many geothermal plants in the area, which coexist peacefully with the wildlife and the farming operations in the area.
Of course, these birds all decided to take to the sky when I wasn’t anywhere near them …
Here are some more shots of the birds…
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
- Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR official website
- Webpage on the Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR by Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network
- Ron’s Log visits Sonny Bono NWR
Thank You, Maven. I wish there was a brighter future for it.
I wish there was a way to portray what’s about to happen to the Sea. A movie, perhaps, that shows the dust-storms that will come when the sea bed is bare. San Diego needs a desalination plant on the Pacific, so that Barbara Worth’s legacy can remain intact.