This story is produced through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative with funding from Love the Lake, an initiative of the nonprofit Great Salt Lake Alliance. Editorial decisions are made independently by the collaborative and partner newsrooms.

RadioACTive's Asha Pruitt investigates whether or not art can change minds at the Great Salt Lake. The Making Waves Artist Collaborative, and their giant paper mache pelican, believe it can. She talks to art teacher Chrissy Richards and writer Terry Tempest Williams about grief, love, and the magic of birds.

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Asha Pruitt joined the RadioACTive team as a producer in October 2025. As the former Managing Editor for SLUG Magazine, she is proud to bring her knowledge of the local arts and music scene to KRCL. When she’s not writing or producing, she’s crocheting, bouldering or going to a show at Kilby Court.
 

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