Like a mirage floating on the desert floor, the Salton Sea’s ethereal beauty belies the trouble beneath its still, reflective surface. The sea itself is emblematic of some of the worst outcomes of human intervention, and as such, may also present opportunities for some of our most dramatic and creative solutions.

Salton Sea Beach

Abandoned House, Salton Sea Beach

Bombay Beach Defunct Marina

Burning Fields Before Planting, Imperial Valley

Descansas en Paz, Memorial Shrine near Borrego Springs

Cactus Nursery, Plants for Desert Housing Developments

Coral Mountain, Evidence of Ancient Shoreline

Dunes at Dawn, Vehicle Recreation Area

Fruit Stand, Desert Agriculture

Historical Timeline Featuring Cezar Chavez

Irrigation Canal Using Colorado River Water

Salvation Mountain (interior)

Shallow Lagoon on Western Edge of Salton Sea

Stranded Duck Blind, Exposed by Receding Seawater

Weathered Community Notices from Boom Era

Camper Site, Slab City

Sea Bottom Containing Toxic Dust

Exposed Geothermal Hot Springs, San Andreas Fault

House Lots for Sale to a Changing Demographic

Moonrise over Desert Encampment, Slab City

Tilapia Washing Ashore After Deadly Algae Blooms

"Jewel of Avian Biodiversity," Habitat for 427 Species of Birds

Target Practice

John Doe Immigrant Grave

Colorado River Water Diverted North for Irrigation

Elmore Geothermal Power Plant

Dust Storm on Torres Martinez Indian Reservation

Slab City Library

Burned-out Supermarket

New Border Wall Under Construction in 2019

Bridge Over the Lower Colorado River

Biennale Sculpture Built from a Military Fighter Jet

Drive-In Theater, Created for "Year Zero" Arts Festival

Receding Shoreline at Dawn, North Shore of Salton Sea

Mural by Lapiztola (my pencil is my weapon)

Holdout in Residential Neighborhood on Polluted Canals

Kit Fox in Natural History Resource Center

Supermarker Window, Brawley

Barricaded Shoreline of Abandoned Lots and Squatters' Settlement

Borrego Badlands, Ancient Fossil Bed

Avocado Seedlings on Land Slated for a New "Small City"

Stargazing with the Riverside Astronomical Society