The Great Salt Lake isn’t just for the birds — it’s part of a water network that links Utah to the rest of the West and the world

(Spenser Heaps | Deseret News) A California gull sweeps the surface of Mono Lake near Lee Vining, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The Western U.S.'s Great Basin has a constellation of terminal waters that help guide migrating birds on their long journeys across the hemisphere.