The flooding gave an invasive plant a blank slate to expand, choking out other plant life and spreading across thousands of acres.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Thickets of invasive phragmites choke an area of wetlands near Farmington Bay, pictured in November 2022. Phragmites can dam up water discharge and block the movement of most wildlife.
Jacob joined The Tribune as a statewatch reporter in 2022. He graduated from the University of Missouri, and he has worked at news outlets in Utah and Idaho. When he's not working, he enjoys hiking and sampling Utah's many breweries.
Jacob joined The Tribune as a statewatch reporter in 2022. He graduated from the University of Missouri, and he has worked at news outlets in Utah and Idaho. When he's not working, he enjoys hiking and sampling Utah's many breweries.