The Salton Sea's future

For many birders around the country, the Salton Sea in inland Southern California is a Mecca. More than 225 feet below sea level, this 365-square-mile body of water in the Pacific Flyway attracts and hosts numerous species.

The water's increasing salinity and the ecosystem's health have long been points of concern. Today, the advisory committee that grew out of the Salton Sea Restoration Act of 2003 are meeting, right now in fact, in Sacramento to select the restoration alternatives. Here is the agenda.