- DWR implementing mandatory testing for chronic wasting disease in Ogden hunting unit, proposing other updates
- Have a big game or swan hunting permit this fall? Don't forget to submit mandatory harvest report
- Visit upcoming exhibit at Hardware Wildlife Education Center to learn about turkeys in Utah
- What hunters should know about the 2025 pheasant and quail hunts
- DWR wildlife license plates raise over $1.9M for conservation efforts during last 5 years
- Apply for Utah's most prized hunting permits, starting Oct. 28
- Hunting near Zion during the 2025 hunts? Here's how to help birds of prey
- Utah Cutthroat Slam reaches 2K completions; anglers now able to choose from 4 collectable medallions
Minerals
The Great Salt Lake boasts more than 100,000 acres of solar evaporation ponds for mineral extraction. Numerous types of salts, metals and other minerals are extracted from these ponds. In fact, the mineral extraction industry at the lake makes close to $300 million per year!