1. Give 5 ways the GSL is important to humans and wildlife.

2. How many species of fish are found in the GSL?

3. What two tiny critters are eaten by millions of birds who visit and nest there?

4. What is a watershed? How large is the GSL watershed in square miles?

5. What percent of GSL water comes from the Bear River?

6. How can you save water at home?

7. How do trees and landscaping help conserve water?

8. Where is most water used at homes- showers, laundry, lawns, dishwashing, car washing?

9. What will you do to make a difference? 3 ways.

Our Shrinking Great Salt Lake NEEDS YOU! How YOU Can Help!!
Additional Resources:

Extreme Environments: Great Salt Lake

https://slowtheflow.org/ has great ideas on how we can help.

https://water.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Great-Salt-Lake-overview.pdf

The Great Salt Lake Collaborative

Project Wet

The Great Salt Lake, Utah Division of Water Resources, Utah Department of Natural Resources, State of Utah, https://water.utah.gov/great-salt-lake/

Great Salt Lake, Utah Water Science Center, US Geological Survey, US Department of the Interior, https://www.usgs.gov/centers/utah-water-science-center/science/great-salt-lake

About Great Salt Lake, Westminster University, https://westminsteru.edu/student-life/great-salt-lake-institute/about-the-great-salt-lake.html

Great Salt Lake Institute, Westminster University, https://westminsteru.edu/student-life/great-salt-lake-institute/index.html

Wild About Utah:
Heers, Mary, Sheep, Salt and the Great Salt Lake, Wild About Utah, June 26, 2023, https://wildaboututah.org/sheep-salt-great-salt-lake/

Greene, Jack, The Great Salt Lake’s Importance for Birds, Wild About Utah, September 20, 2021, https://wildaboututah.org/the-great-salt-lakes-importance/

Heers, Mary, American White Pelicans, Wild About Utah, July 20, 2020, https://wildaboututah.org/american-white-pelicans/

Greene, Jack, The Great Salt Lake, Wild About Utah, April 11, 2016, https://wildaboututah.org/great-salt-lake/

Sites In and Around The Great Salt Lake

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Brigham City, Utah https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bear-river-migratory-bird

The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/the-great-salt-lake-shorelands-preserve/

Eccles Wildlife Education Center, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah Department of Natural Resources, State of Utah, https://wildlife.utah.gov/eccles.html

Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, Great Salt Lake, Utah, https://www.diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/robert-smithson-spiral-jetty

West Desert Pumps, Utah Division of Water Resources, Utah Department of Natural Resources, State of Utah, https://water.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WestDesertPump-Brochure-2017.pdf

Extractive Industries-A Select List
Cargill Salt, https://www.cargill.com/food-beverage/na/salt-complete-portfolio

Compass Minerals, https://www.compassminerals.com/who-we-are/locations/ogden-utah/

Great Salt Lake Minerals Corporation, http://gslminerals.com/

Morton Salt, https://www.mortonsalt.com/about-us/

US Magnesium LLC, https://usmagnesium.com/