Friends of Great Salt Lake - Latest News & Updates

Jock Glidden

“Often, we would stop and let the lake enfold us. Save the soft lapping of the waves against the fabric hull and a few busy gulls, it was silent.”
— Jock Glidden

Terry Tempest

"Great Salt Lake is a place where nothing is as it appears. It is a landscape of the imagination, where anything is possible."
— Terry Tempest Williams

Alfred Lambourne

“At twilight a wild and thrilling spectacle. . . . Dim and pale, the moon, the ghost of a dead world, lifted above the distant Wasatch peaks and stared at the acrid waters of a dead sea.”
—Alfred Lambourne

Jock Glidden 2

“ This unique water scape best offers herself to the visitor if you approach her on her own terms. Go quietly, slowly and open yourself to what may be there.”
— Jock Glidden

Max Rosenzweig

“The lake has always summoned a feeling of being a secret and obscure place, almost untouchable and surreal.”
— Max Rosenzweig

Protecting the Great Salt Lake ecosystem through education, research, advocacy, and the arts

Latest News

Promontory Point Class V Landfill Application Denied

On October 7, 2024, the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control denied Promontory Point Resources' (PPR) application to reclassify its landfill ...

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Great Salt Lake Comprehensive Management Plan to be Updated

Dear FRIENDS,

The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands (FFSL) is in the process of updating the Great Salt Lake Comprehensive Management Plan and ...

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Attend our Fall Fundraiser & 30th Anniversary Celebration on 10/3

Let's party! We're celebrating 30 years working together on behalf of Great Salt Lake at our Fall Fundraiser on Thursday, October 3 from 6-9pm at The Garden ...

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2024 Issues Forum Video Archive Now Available

If you missed our 2024 Great Salt Lake Issues Forum, or just want to review any of the insightful talks, panels, or presentations, our video archive is now ...

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