The Great Salt Lake has shrunk to the lowest levels ever recorded. Through rigorous journalism, innovative storytelling and unique community outreach, the Great Salt Lake Collaborative explores solutions to save this critical body of water.
The Great Salt Lake Collaborative: A Solutions Journalism Initiative
We are group of news, education and media organizations that have come together to better inform and engage the public about the crisis facing the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it is too late.
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Why counting shorebirds may fill a missing piece in the Great Salt Lake conservation puzzle
08-18-2022 by Jacob Klopfenstein
TIMPIE SPRINGS, Tooele County — Off of I-80 in Tooele County and past a mountain of salt from a nearby Cargill plant is Timpie Springs Water...
Weber Basin study: Secondary water meters drive down consumption
08-15-2022 by Mark Shenefelt
The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District is trying to gauge whether secondary water meters installed at homes are having a significant imp...
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Flyover of Great Salt Lake underscores the environmental challenges it faces
08-11-2022 by Aimee Van Tatenhove
An environmental nonprofit is offering Utahns a new perspective on the challenges facing Great Salt Lake, by giving them a bird's eye view o...
Microbialites also tell the story of the Great Salt Lake’s worrisome decline
08-10-2022 by Tim Vandenack
OGDEN — It’s not just the declining water level. Some of the rocky structures in the Great Salt Lake — microbialites — are also telling t...
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