Agriculture -- In the Deserts


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Giant center-pivot moving sprinklers rotate across fields of alfalfa in the Mojave Desert.
Daggett, near Barstow, CA (1986)


Mexican workers harvest dates in the Coachella Valley.
Near Mecca, CA (1991)


Tule Lake was once truly a lake, but has been drained and "reclaimed" for agriculture.
South of the town of Tulelake, Modoc County, CA (1992)


The edge of former Tule Lake shows a sharp divide between the dry, barren lava flows of the Modoc plateau, and the lush irrigated lake bed.
Looking north over Peninsula Bay, Lava Beds NM, CA (1992)


Vast sandy fields, irrigated with water from deep wells, have transformed the Sonoran Desert.
Near Continental, south of Tucson, AZ (1987)


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