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An undated photo of "This was water," an interactive art installation by Kellie Bornhoft and Carey Campbell currently at Ogden's Dumke Arts Plaza. (Benjamin Zack/Weber State University)

Local artists spotlight Great Salt Lake’s decline with ‘This was water’ exhibit

May 27th 2025 by Ryan Aston / Standard-Examiner

OGDEN — From now until April 2026, the Dumke Arts Plaza — located at 445 25th St. in downtown Ogden — will be home to an immersive art installation that aims to spotlight and demystify the environment...

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An undated photo from a past RainHarvest rain barrel program distribution event. (Utah Rivers Council)

Utah Rivers Council’s RainHarvest rain barrel program distribution events set to return in May

March 19th 2025 by Rob Nielsen / Standard-Examiner

Communities up and down the Wasatch Front have had to grapple with how best to conserve water, and they will continue to do so for years to come. One way several communities have helped promote cons...

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The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources surveys a variety of bird species from an airboat Monday, April 29, 2019, on Ogden Bay of the Great Salt Lake.BEN DORGER, Standard-Examiner file photo

Ex-Ogden City Council member lands role advocating for Great Salt Lake

February 4th 2025 by Cathy McKitrick / Standard-Examiner

Millions of migratory birds representing 338 species from every country in the Americas make their way to the Great Salt Lake each year to rest and rejuvenate. But what if that body of water — the l...

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Stakeholders sign a piece of the Davis Aqueduct Reach 1 Parallel Pipeline during a press conference Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

Ongoing South Weber pipeline project will add earthquake resiliency to water system

October 8th 2024 by Rob Nielsen / Standard-Examiner

SOUTH WEBER — The immense natural processes that have formed the Earth over billions of years haven’t come to a stop just because modern societies have had the opportunity to proliferate on its surfac...

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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)   Travis and Bailey Hansen from Ogden, until for antlers, during the Antelope Island Shed Hunt, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Antelope Island hosts popular shed antler hunt amid shrinking Great Salt Lake

April 27th 2024 by Rob Nielsen / Standard-Examiner

Editor's note: This article is part of an occasional series by the Great Salt Lake Collaborative showcasing the fun side of the Great Salt Lake. For more coverage go to greatsaltlakenews.org. ANTELO...

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This undated photo shows Trace Minerals' harvesting facility, located near the shores of the Great Salt Lake. Photo courtesy Trace Minerals

West Haven-based Trace Minerals supports latest Great Salt Lake legislation

April 17th 2024 by Ryan Aston / Standard-Examiner

WEST HAVEN — House Bill 453, which establishes new parameters for mineral extraction companies operating on the Great Salt Lake, was signed into law by Gov. Spencer Cox last month. And its passing was...

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Gerald Elias plays the violin while Nan Seymour recites a poem during a gratitude concert at Antelope Island's Fielding Garr Ranch on Friday, March 15, 2024. Ryan Aston, Standard-Examiner.

Great Salt Lake-inspired words, music shared by visiting group from Harvard

March 21st 2024 by Ryan Aston / Standard-Examiner

ANTELOPE ISLAND — After a downslope wind event in Northern Utah brought hurricane-force gusts to the area, the weather calmed Friday, giving way to a placid vernal afternoon and setting the stage for...

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An undated photo from a past RainHarvest rain barrel program distribution event. Photo supplied, Utah Rivers Council.

Utah Rivers Council announces return of rain barrel program; Ogden participating again

March 12th 2024 by Rob Nielsen / Standard-Examiner

A popular water conservation effort is set to return for its 10th year. The return of the Utah Rivers Council’s RainHarvest rain barrel program for 2024 was announced at a press conference Tuesday f...

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Great Salt Lake official offers upbeat assessment, at least in the near term

November 16th 2023 by Tim Vandenack / Standard-Examiner

Looking forward, a few things give Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed optimism about the near-term prospects of boosting the lake’s water level or at least holding steady. Relatively high wate...

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Compass Minerals to halt Great Salt Lake lithium project, at least for now

November 9th 2023 by Tim Vandenack / Standard-Examiner

Compass Minerals will halt a planned lithium operation at its western Weber County facility that has drawn intense scrutiny and criticism from state officials stemming from its potential impact on the...

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Ogden mayoral hopefuls discuss potential policy related to the Great Salt Lake

September 28th 2023 by Heather May / Standard-Examiner

OGDEN — The Great Salt Lake has long been an undeniable asset to the region. However, this asset has been under threat. Between the ravages of climate change and increasing interception of source wa...

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This screengrab of a map from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service website shows that the snow-water equivalent in the Weber River basin amounted to 150% of the 30-year average as of Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.

Weber Basin official: Snowfall should fill reservoirs, boost Great Salt Lake

February 12th 2023 by Tim Vandenack / Standard-Examiner

The head of one of the key water suppliers in and around Weber and Davis counties is offering a very upbeat water projection going forward thanks to the heavy snowfall so far this winter. “We’re smi...

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As the Great Salt Lake fades away, so do its islands

September 12th 2022 by Tim Vandenack / Standard-Examiner

Call it Antelope Island, but by no means is it an island. Same goes for Fremont Island, Stansbury Island, Gunnison Island and other smaller land masses — like Hat and Carrington islands — that used...

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Weber Basin study: Secondary water meters drive down consumption

August 15th 2022 by Mark Shenefelt / Standard-Examiner

The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District is trying to gauge whether secondary water meters installed at homes are having a significant impact on consumption. The Layton-based district, which gathe...

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Microbialites also tell the story of the Great Salt Lake’s worrisome decline

August 9th 2022 by Tim Vandenack / Standard-Examiner

OGDEN — It’s not just the declining water level. Some of the rocky structures in the Great Salt Lake — microbialites — are also telling the story of the water body’s worrisome decline. The upshot o...

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Compass Minerals in talks with Ford, LG Energy to supply lithium products

August 7th 2022 by Tim Vandenack / Standard-Examiner

Compass Minerals is in talks with Ford Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution to supply the manufacturing giants with a key ingredient needed in the growing market for lithium-ion batteries for electric veh...

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Tim Vandenack, Standard-Examiner

Moore, Romney tout federal plans calling for study to help Great Salt Lake

July 29th 2022 by Tim Vandenack / Standard-Examiner

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Not every initiative to help bolster water levels in the drying Great Salt Lake is coming out of Utah. A pair of federal measures driven by Utah’s delegation to Washington, D.C.,...

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Washington Terrace Mayor Mark Allen stands outside his home on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in front of the park strip that he converted from grass to rocks. He tapped into the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District's Flip Your Strip program to complete the changeover, meant to help reduce the amount of water he uses for irrigation.

Flip Your Strip gaining traction, leading to removal of water-guzzling turf

July 15th 2022 by Tim Vandenack / Standard-Examiner

WASHINGTON TERRACE — As the drought lingers, threatening the availability of water for generations to come and the future of the Great Salt Lake, Washington Terrace Mayor Mark Allen is starting to not...

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Rick Bowmer, Associated Press  Pelicans gather on an island on Farmington Bay near the Great Salt Lake on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Farmington. The Great Salt Lake in Utah has been shrinking for years, and a drought gripping the American West could make this year the worst yet. The receding water is already affecting nesting pelicans that are among millions of birds dependent on the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River.

History lessons: Are Utahns ‘waking up’ to the Great Salt Lake’s peril?

May 14th 2022 by Mark Shenefelt / Standard-Examiner

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 who are making such assessments nevertheless see hopeful si...

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