The Great Salt Lake has shrunk to the lowest levels ever recorded. Through rigorous journalism, innovative storytelling and unique community outreach, the Great Salt Lake Collaborative explores solutions to save this critical body of water.
The Great Salt Lake Collaborative: A Solutions Journalism Initiative
We are group of news, education and media organizations that have come together to better inform and engage the public about the crisis facing the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it is too late.
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Captured by satellite: Great Salt Lake's dust threatens air quality in Utah cities
03-18-2025 by Ben Winslow
FARMINGTON BAY, Utah — A weather satellite captured a large plume of dust blowing off the shrinking Great Salt Lake and into nearby communit...
13 ways to get involved this coming week
03-14-2025 by Mariah Maynes
Great Salt Lake Collaborative shares updates from many organizations as part of our mission to connect people with information about Great S...
LDS Church adds water-saving tech to churches
03-14-2025 by Heather May
Editor's note: This story is adapted from the Great Salt Lake Collaborative's weekly newsletter, Lake Effect from March 14, 2025. To keep up...
BLM completes mitigation on invasive Phragmites australis near Great Salt Lake
03-11-2025 by Mariah Maynes
SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Land Management’s Salt Lake field office recently conducted work to diminish the impacts of Phragmites austra...
What did Utah lawmakers do for the Great Salt Lake this year?
03-11-2025 by Heather May
Editor's note: This story is an excerpt from the Great Salt Lake Collaborative's weekly newsletter, Lake Effect from March 11, 2025. To keep...
Colorado River ‘running out of time’ to improve lagging spring outlook, forecasters say
03-10-2025 by Anastasia Hufham
With spring on the horizon, snowpack in the Rocky Mountains and forecasted inflows for Lake Powell remain below average. Winter is drawing...
Utah beat back the Russian olive on the Escalante River. That progress is in peril
03-07-2025 by David Condos
The Russian olive tree doesn’t mess around. It grows aggressively, choking out native plants. It weaves a dense web of branches armed with...
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