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    KSL NewsRadio

    (Laura Seitz/Deseret News)

    Eccles Wildlife Education Center unveils new trail and viewing platform for visitors

    06-16-2025 by Michele Rowe

    SALT LAKE CITY — The Eccles Wildlife Education Center unveiled some upgrades for visitors, especially bird enthusiasts. Bird watchers now...

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    Fox 13

    (Fox 13)

    Could a tax tweak help the Great Salt Lake?

    06-16-2025 by Ben Winslow

    SALT LAKE CITY — As chair of the Salt Lake chapter of the environmental group Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship, Mike Maxwell has heard peo...

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    Great Salt Lake Collaborative

    An aerial view of the southern tip of Promontory Point, the entrance to Bear River Bay and the northern edge of Fremont Island in the Great Salt Lake, June 20, 2024. (Ciara Hulet/KUER)

    Ways to get involved this week, June 13

    06-12-2025 by Mariah Maynes

    Editor's note: This is an adaptation of our free, weekly newsletter. You can subscribe for more content like this here. "Salt Lake Wat...

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    Fox 13

    (Utah Department of Public Safety)

    Sen. Curtis staffer among those trapped on Colorado River during official trip

    06-12-2025 by Ben Winslow

    MOAB, Utah — It was supposed to be a trip offering a firsthand look at issues boaters face in Cataract Canyon along the Colorado River. Then...

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    KSL.com

    Claire and Tim Gibson and their daughter Elodie Gibson, 2, canoe at Sailfest at the Great Salt Lake on Saturday. Lake levels have already peaked this year and could fall to levels that impact future boating, experts warn. (Tess Crowley/Deseret News)

    Why Great Salt Lake faces a 'good news, bad news situation' this year

    06-11-2025 by Carter Williams

    SALT LAKE CITY — Leaders of the state agency that oversees the health of the Great Salt Lake say they're concerned after the lake's levels p...

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    KSL.com

    Linda Cook waters plants in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 9, 2025. Salt Lake County water managers say they've noticed an increase in water consumption again this year after a warmer and drier start to the irrigation season. (Tess Crowley/Deseret News)

    Wasatch Front water managers concerned by new usage trends

    06-11-2025 by Carter Williams

    SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake County water managers say they're concerned about new water trends as the region's irrigation season has gotten o...

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    Fox 13

    A dust storm blows off the exposed lake bed of the Great Salt Lake at Farmington Bay and into Salt Lake City on August 19, 2022. (Ben Winslow/Fox 13)

    More dust monitors planned for communities around Great Salt Lake

    06-10-2025 by Ben Winslow

    SALT LAKE CITY — More monitors will be installed in communities around the Great Salt Lake to better track and warn people about dust, the h...

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    KUER

    An aerial view of the southern tip of Promontory Point, the entrance to Bear River Bay and the northern edge of Fremont Island in the Great Salt Lake, June 20, 2024. (Ciara Hulet/KUER)

    Utah’s hot and dry summer forecast could kick up more Great Salt Lake dust

    06-09-2025 by Saige Miller KUER

    Great Salt Lake’s dust problem is exacerbated by hot and dry weather conditions. And right now, things are not looking good heading into the...

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    Fox 13

    Photo by: Ben Winslow, FOX 13 News

    Water officials ask Utahns to cut outdoor use

    06-06-2025 by Ben Winslow

    SALT LAKE CITY — Local water districts are asking people to start reducing their outdoor water use to avoid problems later on. The Jordan...

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    KSL-TV

    (Dan Rascon/KSL TV)

    Great Salt Lake Sailfest may be the last as water levels drop

    06-04-2025 by Dan Rascon

    SALT LAKE CITY— The Great Salt Lake Sailfest is gearing up for a big weekend, but this year’s celebration may be its last — at least for a w...

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    KSL NewsRadio

    (Brice Tucker/Deseret News)

    A hotter-than-average summer could send the Great Salt Lake backward

    06-04-2025 by Adam Small

    SALT LAKE CITY — Water watchers say Great Salt Lake has peaked for the year and will lose water between now and fall. And with a hot, dry su...

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    Utah Public Radio (UPR)

    Phragmites grows in thick stands in wetland habitats, excluding native plants. (Andrey Zharkikh/Flickr)

    Mapping an invasive grass will help state land managers restore wetlands

    06-03-2025 by Caroline Long

    “We've all seen phragmites, that giant tall grass. It's widespread across the entire US,” said Pete Goodwin, a wetland ecologist with the Ut...

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    Fox 13

    (Fox 13)

    Alfalfa farm's big experiment could help Utah's water situation and the Great Salt Lake

    06-03-2025 by Ben Winslow

    HOWELL, Utah — Rob Gibb acknowledges that what he's about to do on his farm is significant. "It's a big change," the alfalfa farmer said i...

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    KUER

    Great Salt Lake at the Black Rock historic site along the California Trail looking toward Antelope Island, March 29, 2025. (David Condos/KUER)

    Great Salt Lake is again on the decline, and summer likely won’t help it

    06-03-2025 by Saige Miller

    Great Salt Lake will likely have a tough summer. The saline lake relies on mountain snow melt to fill it with water, and this winter wasn’...

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    KUER

    Great Salt Lake at the Black Rock historic site along the California Trail looking toward Antelope Island, March 29, 2025. (David Condos/KUER)

    Great Salt Lake is again on the decline, and summer likely won’t help it

    06-03-2025 by Saige Miller

    Great Salt Lake will likely have a tough summer. The saline lake relies on mountain snow melt to fill it with water, and this winter wasn’...

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    Great Salt Lake Collaborative

    The southern shore of Great Salt Lake on May 15, 2025. (Mariah Maynes)

    Ways to get involved this week, May 29

    05-29-2025 by Mariah Maynes

    Editor's note: This is an adaptation of our free, weekly newsletter. You can subscribe for more content like this here. Visit 'This was wa...

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    Fox 13

    (Fox 13)

    Work finally begins on Salt Lake City's inland port project

    05-29-2025 by Ben Winslow

    SALT LAKE CITY — The backhoe started digging in the empty field, unearthing trash from decades ago. This site near I-80 and 7200 West is t...

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    Standard-Examiner

    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

    05-27-2025 by Ryan Aston

    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 insta...

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    Fox 13

    (Fox 13)

    Central Utah Project may not see deep cuts in Trump budget

    05-22-2025 by Ben Winslow

    SALT LAKE CITY — The Central Utah Project, which supplies water to millions of Utahns, may not see as deep of budget cuts as expected. A s...

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    Salt Lake Tribune

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake City skyline covered in dust on a windy day, Monday, May 12, 2025.

    Great Salt Lake dust isn’t being measured accurately. Here’s what the state is doing about it.

    05-21-2025 by Megan Banta and Anastasia Hufham

    The state is still trying to bridge the gap in its monitoring network, a state environmental scientist said. In late January, a weather sa...

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    Fox 13

    (Fox 13)

    House Speaker floats new idea to help deal with Great Salt Lake dust

    05-21-2025 by Ben Winslow

    SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's powerful Speaker of the House is floating a new idea to help deal with dust blowing into communities from a shrinkin...

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