Thinning forests won’t help restore the Great Salt Lake, scientists say, and could even make things worse
A recent report concludes thinning Utah’s forests “is not guaranteed” to increase the water flowing to the Great Salt Lake, and has the potential to decrease it instead.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in 2017. A recent report concludes thinning Utah’s forests “is not guaranteed” to increase the water flowing to the Great Salt Lake, and has the potential to decrease it instead.