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"The Great Salt Lake - with all of its attributes for wildlife, for austere beauty, for wilderness - does face dangers. There are major developments that have occurred and are proposed for around the lake, in the lake, and on the lake. There are past pollution and potential pollution problems. There are numerous pressures. In my estimation, there is potential to look at the pressures as the possibility of a death or near death by a thousand cuts." - Wayne Martinson, Utah Important Bird Areas Coordinator, National Audubon Working for Great Salt Lake requires timely and informed responses to the matters at hand. In this archive you will find a useful history of our responses to issues of the day. Quite often these issues reoccur, so having the ability to recognize the trends that are in play around the lake are beneficial to taking constructive action. The intent of our quarterly newsletter is to provide a voice for the Lake by capturing the issues that are out there, the people who are involved with them and the programs that are in place to address them. Read on. |
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Charles Potter
Much
has been made of the tragic loss of rain forests in our hemisphere... But, in
fact, because of their productivity of plant and animal matter rich in fats and
proteins, freshwater marshes are the most productive ecosystems on Earth.
Charles Potter,
former Executive Director, North American Wildlife Foundation