Opinion: Audubon’s Marcelle Shoop submits testimony in support of saline lakes bill
In the arid West, saline lakes and their wetlands form an irreplaceable network of habitats that support millions of migrating shorebirds, waterfowl and other waterbirds throughout their annual travels. These lakes and their wetlands – from emergent marshes to playas and mudflats – are part of the habitat mosaic essential to many bird species. Saline lakes are sometimes referred to as terminal lakes because they are situated at the bottom of a watershed basin.
-Written by Marcelle Shoop, Audubon’s Saline Lakes Program Director.