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.
Latest News
History lessons: Are Utahns ‘waking up’ to the Great Salt Lake’s peril?
05-14-2022 by Mark Shenefelt
The Great Salt Lake, already vulnerable to climate fluctuations over the ages, has been “set up to fail” by human impacts, but some of those...
N. Utah seeing its worst dust in a decade. Why the drying Great Salt Lake isn’t to blame — yet.
05-13-2022 by Leia Larsen
Recent rains have tamped down the exposed lakebed, but drier, warmer weather is going to change that. Recent storms kicked up dust across...
Big dam, small dam, no dam — What’s the right water answer for this growing Utah community?
05-12-2022 by Leia Larsen
In Cache Valley, district manager sees smaller-scale projects as a solution to supply concerns and securing more water for the Great Salt La...
Great Salt Lake continues to shrink but one expert is optimistic
05-12-2022 by Scott McKane
SALT LAKE CITY — Right now the Great Salt Lake continues to shrink at an alarming rate despite our wet spring. Experts say more water needs...
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Events
Utah Film Center screening of Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art
June 24, 2022
08:00 pm
Join Collaborative partner Utah Film Center in its screening of...
Fiesta for Nature (Fiesta por la Naturaleza)
September 25, 2022
10:00 am
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12:00 pm
Join The Natural History Museum of Utah and The Nature Conservancy as we...
Water at the Confluence of Past & Future
October 26, 2022
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