Great Salt Lake and Lake Powell: What’s the state of Utah’s water?
Warm weather and evaporation mean Great Salt Lake will continue to decline until temps and precipitation drop in late fall.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Thousands of birds create a murmuration near Fremont Island on the Great Salt Lake on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.
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.