State officials say they’ll also leverage another $50 million in funds — totaling $100 million — to enhance ongoing conservation efforts and shepherd more water to the Great Salt Lake. Utah will recei...

“We all have to understand that we are living in a desert … and it really matters how we use our water,” the Great Salt Lake commissioner said. A pair of good water years have helped stabilize the Gre...

The Nature Conservancy Utah has gained ground on thousands of acres of wetland in its yearslong battle against the invasive grass using its own herd and cows from local ranchers. Syracuse • Conservati...

Sailfest returned on Saturday for the first time in five years. The event was canceled in previous years because of low lake levels and the pandemic. Steve Harty started sailing two decades ago during...

The Nature Conservancy has built more than 100 acres of new wetlands in the last few years and has plans for other projects, including a 200-acre project near Syracuse A mother duck and her slew of du...

A flurry of water reuse claims could threaten to take more water from the Great Salt Lake, but the dozens of applications sit unapproved because of statutory issues. An effort by Utah cities and other...

Dust pollution has been relatively similar in years when lake levels were vastly different, according to data from two different federal agencies. It’s easy to see dust blowing off the Great Salt Lake...

About 37% more water is flowing into the Great Salt Lake from its tributaries than in a typical year, according to federal data. About 37% more water is flowing into the Great Salt Lake from its tribu...

Speakers at a three-day forum expressed hope for the lake’s future, and listed the things Utahns can do that others haven’t to protect and sustain the Great Salt Lake. Utahns know the challenge ahead...

One of Utah’s top lawmakers said the state shouldn’t follow the plan while he and another state legislator talked about how the Legislature has ‘fundamentally reshaped things’ to help save the Great S...

The Salt Lake Tribune joined a flight over the Great Salt Lake on a six-seater plane Tuesday morning. Here’s what we saw. The propeller whirs loudly as local wildlife photographer Mary Anne Karren poi...