Search Wildlife
- Planning a high-elevation hike this summer? How to avoid conflicts with mountain goats
- Utah Cutthroat Slam releases newest medallion after reaching over 1,750 completions
- Tips to prevent conflicts with bats
- Want to try hunting? Take a hunter education class or enroll in Utah's Trial Hunting Program
- Over 10K boats inspected for aquatic invasive species during Fourth of July weekend
- Blue Ribbon Fisheries program allocates $450K to enhance some of Utah's best fishing spots during 2025-26 projects
- See hummingbirds up close at banding event in northeastern Utah
- Want the chance to hunt big game this fall? Remaining 2025 deer, elk permits to be sold beginning July 8
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!
