FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake

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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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FoGSL Fall Fundraiser

Join us for the 2010 FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake Fall Fundraiser

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Thursday, October 21st, 5:30 to 8:30pm
Chase Mill at Tracy Aviary
Wine ~ Appetizers ~ Silent Auction

Remarks by Karin Sheldon, President, Western Resource Advocates

$35 per person ($30 for FoGSL members)

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FRIENDS Files a Petition for Consistency Review

Great Salt Lake Minerals (GSLM) is proposing a massive expansion to their solar evaporation ponds along the shores of Great Salt Lake, on land which is managed by the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands (FFSL). In 2008, FRIENDS and Coalition members challenged GSLM's first expansion proposal in both the district court and the state supreme court. The suit was brought in response to FFSL's refusal to allow us to challenge their decision allowing GSLM's expansion proposal to move forward. As the suit was playing out, GSLM submitted to FFSL a second expansion proposal. Despite filing comments with FFSL regarding this second proposal, we were not notified in August 2009 when GSLM's application was approved. It was only through filing freedom of information requests in July 2010 that we learned of the approval of this second lease application. Leasing of this area should, by law, be a public process. However, it appears that the public was not adequately included nor notified of FFSL's decisions regarding GSLM expansion.

GSLM Expansion Issue Featured in Audubon Magazine

The proposed expansion of Great Salt Lake Minerals (GSLM) is attracting national attention. Read Ted Williams' article in Audubon Magazine discussing the proposed expansion and its potential impacts on the ecosystem, including bird populations.

Participate in the Revision of the Great Salt Lake Comprehensive Management Plan

The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands (FFSL) is charged with managing Great Salt Lake for multiple use and sustained yield. The FFSL is currently revising the Great Salt Lake Comprehensive Management Plan. This plan dates from the year 2000 and needs to be updated to reflect current lake statistics, threats to the system, new scientific knowledge, and public concerns. This is your opportunity to speak out for the lake and provide input to the FFSL. The FFSL is holding a series of open houses for the public to come learn about the plan, ask questions, and submit comments. Comments may also be submitted online.