On the east side of the Salton Sea, we stopped at this center. Created in 1930, this 37,600 acre refuge is a haven for a diverse range of wildlife including 24 types of reptiles and over 20 species of mammals. It is 228 ft. below sea level, one of the lowest places in the U.S. They have recorded 424 species of birds here. You go up onto a large viewing deck where there are 2 telescopes and you look over land and out into the water. There is lots of information in the building with 6 different videos on local inhabitants. This is part of the Pacific flyway and very busy. There are 100 breeding species and the largest breeding colony of double-crested cormorants on the West Coast. Very beautiful spot.
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