(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ducks Unlimited Regional Director Chad Yamane walks the shallow edges of the Great Salt Lake near the outflow of the Weber River following a record breaking snow year on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Critical wetlands that were bone-dry just weeks before have slowly come back with a few inches of water, as much attention is paid to how much the terminal lake will recover.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.