Great Salt Lake
Jeff Dahdah, KSL TV
Great Salt Lake preservation key for global food security
A valuable food resource that supplies the world, could disappear with the Great Salt Lake if water levels are not maintained.2 days ago
Dan Rascon and Mary Culbertson, KSL TV
West Jordan water district offers locals help amid Great Salt Lake water crisis
Jordan Valley Water Conservative District is working to improve water conservation for cities, developers, and local residents to help improve Utah's water crisis problem, after Salt Lake City's population boom.5 days ago
Dan Rascon and Larry D. Curtis
Great Salt Lake: Utah farmers adapting to survive drought, changing water laws
According to the USDA, more than 500 Utah farms went out of business between 2017 and 2022 while Utah goes through decades of drought. New Utah laws change a long-standing policy of 'use it or lose it.'12 days ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
Church implements ‘important’ landscape pilot program to cut water use
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has redesigned the landscape outside six of its Utah meetinghouses and is working to complete a seventh as it seeks to move forward with new conservation goals first outlined last year at the height of the state's severe drought.18 days ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
Great Salt Lake trust issues $8.5M to 8 projects seeking to protect lake’s wetlands
The Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust announced Tuesday that it is sending a little more than $8.5 million in grant funds over the next two years to help fund projects that seek to preserve wetlands by the Great Salt Lake.1 month ago
Mike Anderson
Nature conservancy secures funding to further irrigate Shorelands Preserve
The Nature Conservancy is spending nearly a quarter-million dollars with the help of a Utah Department of Agriculture grant to better irrigate a portion of the Shorelands Preserve, near Kaysville.2 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
‘Our state is up to the task’: New initiative seeks to solve Great Salt Lake’s woes
A group of researchers and other prominent figures are seeking the help of thousands to solve the Great Salt Lake's woes once and for all, as the lake's water levels remain well below the healthy mark even after a welcomed bump from Utah's record snowpack earlier this year.2 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
‘It’s basically on us’: Experts, lawmakers weigh what’s next to help ailing Great Salt Lake
Utah water experts agree that Utahns must continue to make changes to how they consume water for communities to avoid consequences tied to the drying Great Salt Lake, which reached an all-time low last year.2 months ago
Adam Small, KSLNewsRadio
Leonardo DiCaprio speaks up for Great Salt Lake
Just as he’s done for years, Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio is promoting awareness of a major environmental issue. This time around, his focus is on Great Salt Lake.3 months ago
Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune
A year after Great Salt Lake’s record low, half the lake is left for dead
During the winter of 2022, Utah lawmakers on Capitol Hill boarded a pair of Black Hawk helicopters to tour something bleak: the sprawling exposed lakebed, drying mud flats and the water that remained at the Great Salt Lake, which had reached an all-time low. It inspired them to act.3 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
Why is this section of the Great Salt Lake still close to its record low?
While the Great Salt Lake's blue southern arm remains much higher than it was this time last year, the same can't be said about its pinkish northern arm.3 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
‘They’re supposed to put it all back’: How new Utah rules aim to protect Great Salt Lake’s water
A pair of Utah divisions are close to unveiling new proposed rules that will regulate how new mineral extractors will return all the Great Salt Lake water they use in operations, implementing a law that Utah legislators passed earlier this year.3 months ago
Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America
The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says
A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah's government, saying the state has failed to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace.3 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com and Ladd Egan, KSL TV
As Utah’s meteorological summer closes on a wet note, what’s in store for fall?
What started as a particularly dry summer in Utah, after a record-breaking snow collection season, has quickly changed over the past few weeks, and that trend could continue into fall, according to a long-range forecast published last week.4 months ago
Alex Cabrero
SpiderFest crawls to Antelope Island Saturday
Antelope Island State Park is well known for its bison even though it's called Antelope Island.4 months ago
ADAM SMALL
A healthy Great Salt Lake could be bad news for mosquitoes, expert says
More water is normally good news for mosquitoes, but if it’s in the Great Salt Lake, it’s the exact opposite. That’s according to Gary Hatch, the Manager of the Davis Mosquito Abatement District.5 months ago
Shelby Lofton
Pelicans are disappearing from the Great Salt Lake
Pelicans are large, smelly, and sometimes mean birds. They like to be left alone and undisturbed.5 months ago
Mike Anderson
Study seeks causes for air pollution in Great Salt Lake area
A new study is taking a close look at air pollution around the Wasatch Front, and chemicals found in The Great Salt Lake.5 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
How much did Utah’s record snowpack help the Great Salt Lake?
The lake appears to have maxed out at about 4,194 feet elevation after this year's record snowpack.5 months ago
Jed Boal
Dust deposits blown onto snow shown to accelerate snowmelt
Blowing dust from the dry lakebed of the Great Salt Lake is not only bad for our air quality, but it also threatens Utah’s most precious resource: water.6 months ago
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News
Are Utahns worried about Great Salt Lake after record snowpack?
A Deseret News poll shows concern remains strong, but slightly diminished in light of snowpack.6 months ago
Adam Small, KSL NewsRadio
Great Salt Lake brine shrimp population increases as lake reaches healthy levels
The brine shrimp industry is breathing a sigh of relief thanks to the rising water level of the Great Salt Lake.6 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com and Kim Bojórquez, Axios
How Utah’s record snowpack is impacting the Great Salt Lake’s shorebirds
Janice Gardner vividly remembers what it was like to venture out into the Great Salt Lake's vast wetlands as she and multiple groups of volunteers began counting shorebirds as part of the first extensive shorebird count in the area since 1995.6 months ago
