Clarissa Casper
Clarissa Casper is the 2025-2026 Rachel Carson Science Journalism Fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
An American Avocet wades through shallow water at Great Salt Lake. Photo by Ray Hennessy.
An American Avocet wades through shallow water at Great Salt Lake. Photo by Ray Hennessy.
The biggest gathering place for migratory shorebirds in the Intermountain West is drying up. But where there’s still water, there’s still hope of keeping what’s left. Note to readers • A version of th...