As the sea dried up, Mono Lake survived and a unique ecosystem developed around the brine shrimp that thrived in the water and attracted migratory birds and other life. Below the surface ...

A bird worthy of our respect ... Lake Abert in Oregon has dried up multiple times in the last decade. California’s Mono Lake received some protection after a band of scientists and students ...

On their way south, most of these birds congregate at Great Salt Lake in Utah, with other important staging sites including Lake Abert in Oregon and Mono Lake in California. These big salt lakes ...