Down to Earth
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Garbage Dump Meets Wildlife Refuge, Kansas

Garbage Dump Meets Wildlife Refuge, Kansas (014.00.00)

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Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, located in western Kansas, is the largest wetland in the interior of the United States. It is considered the most important shorebird migration point in the western hemisphere. Terry Evans’s aerial view put the hazard in perspective by showing how a pristine waterway became a floating garbage dump.
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, located in western Kansas, is the largest wetland in the interior of the United States. It is considered the most important shorebird migration point in the western hemisphere. Terry Evans’s aerial view put the hazard in perspective by showing how a pristine waterway became a floating garbage dump.