What YOU Can Do in 2025 to Help Get Water to Great Salt Lake!

LEARN MORE and TAKE ACTION

The legislative session has ended, but continue to call or write your legislator and express your concern for the health of Great Salt Lake!

Let them know that we need more dust monitors, and let them know that we are still very concerned about the status of GSL!

Find your legislator here: https://le.utah.gov

2. Donate to the GSL Watershed Enhancement Trust in order to help get water to Great Salt Lake!

"The Trust's mission is to help preserve the irreplaceable wetlands and waters of Great Salt Lake by fostering collaborative partnerships and innovative water projects for the benefit of people and wildlife."

https://www.gslwatertrust.org

Donate via the Community Foundation of Utah website. Type GSLIAC in the "Additional Notes" field on the donation form to indicate your donation is part of the GSLIAC effort.

3. Read about Great Salt Lake on the Friends of GSL website.

https://www.fogsl.org/about/map

4. Read about the latest news on GSL vis GSL Collaborative.

https://greatsaltlakenews.org/

5. Attend Stop the Polluting Port Meetings to be up to date on impacts to wetlands and GSL.

-If you are interested in joining the Stop the Polluting Port Coalition meeting on Mondays at 6pm, contact Deeda Seed.

Deeda Seed <DSeed@biologicaldiversity.org

SIGN A PETITION OR WRITE A LETTER

1. A proposed Weber County Inland Port will harm over 8,000 acres of wetlands. Everyone may sign this petition to the Utah Inland Port Authority Board calling on them to say NO to the Weber County Inland Port proposals: https://tinyurl.com/4snv8ke5 More info: www.stopthepollutingport.org

2. Sign a petition to tell lawmakers you're serious about protecting GSL. And donate to the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment legal fund.

https://www.uphe.org

4. Sign a petition from Utah Physician for a Healthy Environment about "forever chemicals."

https://www.uphe.org/the-problem-with-pfas/

PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS and ACTIVITIES

The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone are holding a series of weed pulls adjacent to the Bear River in the area where we have helped with the tree planting. The last date is August 1st; contact Grow the Flow if you would like a ride on their bus! https://growtheflowutah.org/events/

You can access the sign-up form and other details here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDa4Tzanv6zwN4UrJdSUGBjclVk-K0FmUidClHykG5vmPGkQ/viewform s://www.daviscountyutah.gov/greatsaltlakebirdfest/the-festival

Does One Lawn Really Make a Difference?

Yes—more than you might think. Utah’s lawns are thirsty, with a single yard using up to 150,000 gallons of water each summer. But small changes—like watering less frequently or swapping turf for native plants—can make a big difference for our shrinking Great Salt Lake. Check out a guest blog post from Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District to learn more! https://growtheflowutah.org/2025/05/28/does-one-lawn-really-make-a-difference-heres-why-it-does/

August 23: GSL People’s Summit .

Registration link is on the Grow the Flow website https://growtheflowutah.org/events/

TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT GSL

1. Lake Art Puppets by Bridgerland Audubon: Lake Puppets artwork and text by Therese Berry, artist, and Nan Seymour, lake-facing poet. Learn how to make puppets of creatures around GSL. https://bridgerlandaudubon.org/lake-art-puppets/

2. The Great Great Salt Lake Monster Mystery. Hardcover – January 1, 2010. by Dr. Bonnie K. Baxter & Jaimi Butler; Illustrated by Arly Landry

THE ENVIRONMENT AND SPIRITUALITY

1. Daily Meditation on Behalf of Imperiled Waters - Join us for morning meditation dedicated to Great Salt Lake and her tributaries as well as imperiled water bodies across the planet, especially inland seas. Come from wherever you are! You will receive the Zoom link after you sign up. We sit in silence together Monday through Friday after brief dedication, from 7:00- 7:25 am MST via Zoom. The door closes at 7:05 MST to support practicing with presence. You can join belatedly by sitting in loving-silence knowing that others are sitting with you in community. REGISTER: https://riverwriting.com/events/daily-meditation-for-the-life-of-great-salt-lake

2. The Sister City Sister Sea-Salt Lake City Sister Cities Initiative. Connecting Salt Lake & the Dead Sea in a theme of life, peace, and environmental stewardship.

Email sistercitysistersea@gmail.com for more information.