by Sarah Kropelnicki | Jun 5, 2024 | Blog Post, Events, Grow The Flow Updates
Special thanks to Jake Dreyfous for his contributions to this article. The Event What: Sailfest ‘24 When: June 15th from 10am-Dusk Where: Great Salt Lake State Park and Marina After five years of being on hold due to low lake levels, Sailfest is back! On June...
by Sarah Kropelnicki | May 16, 2024 | Blog Post, Involvement
Photo Credit: Charles Roscoe Savage Great Salt Lake is often thought of by Utahns and non-Utahns alike as buggy, boring, smelly, or even a waste of time. However, Great Salt Lake was once the recreational hotspot for Utahns, with dance halls, resorts, campgrounds,...
by Sarah Kropelnicki | May 3, 2024 | Blog Post
Air pollution is a silent killer. We can’t always see it, we can’t smell it, we can’t hear it–yet it fills the lungs of 2.5 million Salt Lake Valley residents. Great Salt Lake’s decline has exposed 800 square-miles of lakebed, where toxic levels of arsenic, mercury,...
by Sarah Kropelnicki | Mar 29, 2024 | Blog Post, Grow The Flow Updates
Photo Credit: Mary Anne Karren One of Great Salt Lake’s most unique residents is the Wilson’s Phalarope. The grayish-colored migratory shorebirds generally have rusty highlights on their long white necks and a wingspan of approximately 17 inches. They breed in...
by Sarah Kropelnicki | Mar 11, 2024 | Blog Post
All Photos Credited to Mary Anne Karren “We don’t own Planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife” –Steve Erwin Every year, the Great Salt Lake becomes a hub of activity as ten million birds descend upon its shores. Great Salt Lake’s...