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FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake has been educating our community and advocating for the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem since 1994. Our website contains vital research and information that will help you understand how to preserve and protect one of Utah's most unique natural resources and one of the Western Hemisphere's most important nesting, resting and staging sites for millions of migratory birds.

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2012 Great Salt Lake Issues Forum

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Our 2012 Great Salt Lake Issues Forum is fast-approaching!

The Focus of the Forum - Saline Lakes in Times of Change
May 10 and 11 at the University of Utah
Post-conference field trip on May 12 and 13

Online registration will be available in early 2012; contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information

FoGSL is Hiring an Environmental Education Coordinator (Americorps)

FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake (FoGSL) is seeking a part-time Environmental Education Coordinator to complete 450 hours of work (an average of 20 hours/week) during a 6-7 month time period (April through October, 2012). The Environmental Education Coordinator will assist with our 4th grade Lakeside Learning field trip program at Great Salt Lake and will work to develop new k-6 educational programming.

Utah DWQ Releases Draft Water Quality Study for Jordan River

On January 3, 2012, the Utah Division of Water Quality (DWQ) released for public comment the first part of a draft water quality study on the impact of low dissolved oxygen levels in the lower Jordan River.
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EPA Approves Gilbert Bay Selenium Criterion

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed its review and has approved the Gilbert Bay selenium criterion that was adopted by the Utah Water Quality Board. This criterion of 12.5mg of selenium per kg of dry weight in bird egg tissue is the first numeric criterion adopted for Great Salt Lake.