Kris Reynolds

" If nothing is done to fix the water issues here, it's going to dry up and we're going to have dust storms and things are going to get real bad for the communities. […]. What really interests me about this place is the potential for renewable energy. You have lots of wind, you have lots of sun, you have geothermal power. There are some projects going on but nothing or anything that would require fixing this place so I came out here with that question of why. Its important for the birds, the environment, it's important for the people.

I am more looking at the big picture of fixing the lake and helping people understand that its not a polluted cesspool and that its actually a nice place […] using new media to show what this place is really about. […] "

Steve Kelly

" Its kind of a very unique area and you have everything, if you want to have snow, its a 45 minute drive and if you don't like the snow here you are in the nice warm desert and the vistas make your eyes dance. Mine anyway. And the wildlife, well I won't talk about those people. "

Katrine Knauer and Yasin Sengul

" Y: It's mystical and there are 10 million people in Los Angeles and maybe one person who knows about this place.

K: Most people we had mentioned it to hadn't heard of it. Buts it's so peaceful.

Y: I think that it's a good thing, at least it's kind of preserved so you still have that mysticalness.

K: I mean you want people to come and visit and know about it and have an interest in preserving it but not to the extent where there are tons of hotels. You want people to come here and enjoy it for what it is so that it doesn't become another Palm Springs. "

Norman E Niver

" Born May 1930, professional musician 50 years, to most recently television repair man, air condition repair man and working on the Salton Sea going on 43 years now trying to save the Salton Sea. I'd come from Redondo Beach California and bring some of my friends in the back of my old Plymouth to North Shore. My image of the Sea back then was that it was an ocean, you could not see the horizon. "

Chris Schonemann

" My favourite thing is working with the habitat, providing the habitat, as here on the refuge you can see the wildlife cycle, you can see birds come here throughout the year. Our job is to grow duck foods. Here I am comparing it to being a farmer, but we are growing ponds and wetlands, we got to make sure the water gets irrigated and that those foods grow. We try to maximise the food, it's like at home when you open the cupboard and you have nothing to eat. "