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2020 Alfred Lambourne Arts Program prizes awarded
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Alfred Lambourne Program prizes. The judges have selected: Paola Bidinelli, visual arts, for "Euritmia, dance on the lake" Joel Long, literary arts, for "Rivers Find Salt" Rachel Barker, movement, for "Sand Body Sky" Chris Mansfield, sound,…
Join us for International Coastal Cleanup 2020!
Join FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake and Budget Dumpster for International Coastal Cleanup 2020 - a socially distanced stewardship event to explore and protect our watershed! What: The International Coastal Cleanup focuses on collecting and removing trash pollution from the Great Salt Lake Watershed. We also want to record data about the type…
Great Salt Lake can be saved, but only with some big changes, report says
By Brian Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune Bold water conservation strategies and changes in long-standing law and water policies are needed to slow the alarming shrinking of the Great Salt Lake, according to recommendation released Tuesday by an advisory panel. Upstream diversions have long prevented vast quantities from replenishing the lake, reducing…
Utahns asked to weigh in on the future of the Jordan River
By Tony Semerad, Salt Lake Tribune This may be a time like no other for the Jordan River. Wasatch Front residents by the thousands are seeking out green spaces and recreation along Utah’s main urban waterway for relief from the COVID-19 crisis. Its necklace of parks and natural areas offers a…
"Saving Birds One Window at a Time" - Presentation by Great Salt Lake Audubon
Here's a fantastic learning opportunity from our FRIENDS at Great Salt Lake Audubon - TONIGHT! Join us on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom for a Great Salt Lake Audubon Birds ‘n Bites. Jeanne Le Ber, Linda Johnson and Cooper Farr will present Saving Birds One Window at a Time. The program…
FRIENDS Endorses USEE's Guidance for School Reopening
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake is excited to support Utah's schools through outdoor learning and environmental education opportunities this coming school year. The Utah Society for Environmental Education's (USEE's) newly launched Guidance for Reopening Schools was developed in partnership with state EE organizations and the North American Association for…
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Why We Care
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Several years ago I was enchanted by Alfred Lambourne’s romanticized paintings of the Great Salt Lake, so began my own quest to explore its islands and capture what I saw in quick, plein air, oil sketches.
I made many day-trips to Black Rock and spent a significant amount of time camping on Stansbury and Antelope Islands, climbing their trails and swimming in their bays. My paintings became my diary as I observed the changing light and shadow on the rocks and water. The brine flies and gnats often hovered over my shoulder anxious to immortalize themselves in the sticky colorful oil paint.Kirk Henrichsen, Alfred Lambourne Prize Participant