Grow the Flow

Great Salt Lake is collapsing. Will you join the movement to protect our health and home?

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An ecosystem in crisis

Saline lakes are drying up around the world. Water overuse can easily destroy these ecosystems, causing long-term damage to health, economy, and culture. The decline of Great Salt Lake is already reducing precipitation, polluting our air, and threatening our water supply.

A new approach

Aerial view of Great Salt Lake with mountains

Photo Credit: EcoFlight/ Sallie Dean Shatz

We are at a crossroads with Great Salt Lake. Most of the lake is gone, and our chance to prevent total collapse is rapidly evaporating. At the same time, public awareness and support for bold action are very high. We believe that our community has the values and resources to solve this crisis, but it will take a new approach.

Aerial view of Great Salt Lake with mountains

Photo Credit: EcoFlight/ Sallie Dean Shatz

Students learning about the lake

Grow the Flow

Grow the Flow is a citizen-led movement that exists for just one reason: restore the lake we love and depend on. Together, our team of community members, professionals, and lawmakers are unleashing a flood of policy innovation, public engagement, and action-oriented research. The stakes are high, and no one has succeeded before. Will you help us become the first community to turn things around?

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Great Salt Lake Slips Toward 2022 Record Low

Great Salt Lake Slips Toward 2022 Record Low

The South Arm of Great Salt Lake has dropped to 4,192 feet—the official threshold at which Utah warns of “serious adverse effects” to the state’s economy, environment, and public health. According to the state’s strategic framework, anything below this level is a...

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Great Salt Lake Dust Targets Davis and Weber Counties

Great Salt Lake Dust Targets Davis and Weber Counties

A dust event swept across northern Utah on Monday, July 21, 2025, driven by 25-35 mph winds blowing northward across the exposed lakebed at Farmington Bay. Throughout the day, dust was visibly carried into Layton, Syracuse, and Ogden. With a shrinking Great Salt Lake...

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