Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place

1/18/10 ----- The Great Salt Lake is home to many species. Especially, birds are the most common. They thrive off the Lake's water and the marsh's and wetlands surrounding the Lake. Terry Tempest Williams grew up near the lake. She was fascinated with nature and how life and a beautiful land could coexist. The fact that she was Mormon and from that area meant that she had not gone out and seen much of the outside world. Most of her family was also living not too far away. I think that it would have been very peaceful to live their. Watching the wildlife would have been fun in a way. I felt bad for Terry when she saw the sight the burrowing owl's nest gone. This would only be sign of things to come. The modern society was slowly creeping in to nature's world. The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge was a great addition to the area. It preserved the land and the animals that inhabited it. Without the refuge, the area would most likely be covered with concrete and buildings. But for now, the land surrounding the Lake still thrives without being changed by modern society.