Caroline Tracey
Author and researcher whose book Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History explores the ecology, history, and cultural significance of salt lakes across North America and Central Asia, blending memoir and environmental reporting.
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Apr 3, 2026 • 46min
Caroline Tracey, "Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History" (W. W. Norton, 2026)
Caroline Tracey, author and researcher exploring salt lakes across North America and Central Asia. She mixes memoir with environmental reporting. Topics include how salt lakes form and why they are threatened. She discusses colonial water diversion, health impacts of drying lakes, Zuni Salt Lake restitution, and links between queer theory and salt-lake ecologies.
