About Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake (GSL) is an incredible ecosystem. Ten million migratory birds visit these salty waters to eat the invertebrates which thrive here and walk on the unique plants that inhabit the salty shoreline. The lake is endangered by a loss of elevation brought on by water diversions and climate change impacts. This has resulted in increased salinity that can be detrimental to biota of the lake in the water and the plants on the shore.
Great Salt Lake Institute research students study many aspects of the system including the brine flies, and microbialites that feed the brine files, and the shoreline plants and microbes that live among their roots.
Great Salt Lake Resources
Birding
- Great Salt Lake Audubon
- Great Salt Lake Bird Festival
- Linking Communities: Wetlands and Migratory Birds
Conservation
General Lake Information
- United States Geological Survey
- Learn more about Great Salt Lake from the Utah Water Science Center
- Fun facts about Great Salt Lake from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Project
- Printable fun facts from Great Salt Lake Institute
Great Salt Lake Collaborative
History
- History of Great Salt Lake from Britannica
- History of Great Salt Lake from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
