San Diego Jewish
Academy
9th Grade
Cross-Curricular Project
Nature Call - Sara Atri
I see a mountain meadow
Hidden away in a valley
Far from the noise of civilization
The mountains rise above it
Strong and powerful.
A river runs through it,
Settling into a lake,
Then running downhill again.
Mesquite Screw Bean - © Doug, 1999
More information on the Salton Sea
area
Salton Sea - http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/salton/SaltonSeaHomePage.html - Includes historical background, general information, governing authorities and agencies, ecology and limnology, and lots of other tidbits.