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Great Salt Lake in the News

2017

• Nov. 26: The mystery of Great Salt Lake's missing mercury
• Nov. 22: A Pastel Portrait of Spiral Jetty and Its Environs
• Nov. 6: Utah's Great Salt Lake Has Lost Half Its Water: Study
• Nov. 6: Securing Utah's Water Future: Telling our Corporate Water Story in Washington, D.C.
• Nov. 3: Utah's Great Salt Lake has lost half its water, thanks to thirsty humans
• Oct. 24: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge a throwback to when politicians were united in protecting wildlife and wilderness
• Oct. 23: Scientists warn that saline lakes in dire situation worldwide
• Oct. 4: Migrating Birds Are Running Out of Water
• Sept. 13: Yes, you can hit a beach in Utah on Saturday for International Coastal Cleanup day
• Sept. 8: Pelican breeding ground threatened at Great Salt Lake
• Aug. 22: INVE seals new artemia deal with GSL COOP
• Aug. 12: Commentary: Utah's water plan still has miles to go
• July 20: Great Salt Lake levels threaten birds, are people next?
• July 14: New project aims to fight threat from a dry Great Salt Lake
• June 5: Breach may help solve toxic mystery in Great Salt Lake
• May 29: Great Salt Lake dust model spells trouble for Utah if more water is diverted
• Nov. 13: Photos — Microbialites from GSL to be shown at museum
• May 4: Levels of toxic mercury in the Great Salt Lake rise again
• April 14: Photos — Microbialites from GSL to be shown at museumScientists Visit Great Salt Lake Pelican Breeding Ground
• April 6: Boats left high and dry by drought back on Great Salt Lake
• March 30: 7 facts you may not know about the Spiral Jetty in Box Elder County
• March 22: Dust study provides clues about air pollution coming from dry Great Salt Lake
• March 20: Invade, steal water: The plant spreading in Utah's wetlands
• March 11: PELIcam brings public closer to lonely Great Salt Lake island and its birds
• March 7: Celebrate the arrival of migrating swans in Utah
• Jan. 24: Near record-breaking snowpack great for reservoirs, but raises flooding concerns
• Jan. 12: Recent snowstorms may help Great Salt Lake, Utah reservoirs return to healthy water levels

Information

• USGS Great Salt Lake home page
• Utah.com Great Salt Lake Information
• University of Utah Department of Meteorology

Education

• The Great Salt Lake Nature Center
• Friends of Great Salt Lake
• The Greater Salt Lake ecosystem
• Utah Geological Survey

Research

• Westminster College: Great Salt Lake Institute
• Great Salt Lake Basin hydrologic observatory
• Great Salt Lake Water Quality Steering Committee

Conservation

• Friends of Great Salt Lake
• The Nature Conservancy in Utah

Recreation

• Visit the Great Salt Lake
• Great Salt Lake State Park
• Great Salt Lake Bird Festival
• Great Salt Lake Audobon
• Wasatch Audubon
• Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Weather

• Utah weather station data
• National Weather Service

Just for fun

• The Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
• The Sea Monkey Worship Page
• Pirates of the Great Salt Lake Movie

Reports

• Great Salt Lake Waterbird Survey Five-Year Report (1997–2001)
• 2000 Comprehensive Management Plan Decision Document
• 2000 Comprehensive Management Plan Resource Document
• 2013 Great Salt Lake plans

Photography

Tips on how to become a photographer

Great Salt Lake Photos by Charles Uibel