Grow the Flow

Great Salt Lake is collapsing. Failing to reverse its decline will harm our health and home for generations. Grow the Flow is a citizen-led movement that exists for just one reason: replenish the lake we love and depend on.

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An ecosystem in crisis

More than 100 saline lakes across the globe are in chronic decline due to excessive water use and climate variability. As saline lakes collapse, they trigger a sequence of negative impacts to human health, the environment, and the economy lasting generations. 

In our case, the loss of Great Salt Lake brings toxic dust storms to millions of Wasatch Front residents, the destruction of hemispherically important habitat for 12,000,000 migratory birds, and puts the future growth of Northern Utah at risk.  

However, there is more than belief we will succeed in saving Great Salt Lake. We have a real shot. Public awareness and support for bold action to save Great Salt Lake is unprecedented. People no longer ask, “Why should I care about Great Salt Lake?” Now we only hear one question: “What can I do to help?” 

To go where no lake has gone before…

In a time of cultural and political division, this grand challenge is uniting us. Grow the Flow is bringing together community members, professionals, and lawmakers to improve water stewardship and save Great Salt Lake. We are not interested in credit or political statements. We are dead set on saving our home. 

Saving the lake is not a sacrifice but an investment into our collective future. We have an opportunity to become global leaders by accomplishing what no community has done before: save their saline lake.

Sign up below to join a growing coalition of advocates. Together, we will grow the flow  and ensure a future where Utahns can enjoy Great Salt Lake without the threat of its loss.

Create Change with Grow the Flow

Grow the Flow’s Public Action Network (PAN) is a growing coalition of citizens committed to saving Great Salt Lake. Regardless of your background, beliefs, or time, we all have a stake in Great Salt Lake, and we all can play a role in the lake’s revival.

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