New critters found living in the water of the Great Salt Lake
There are more multi-celled organisms living in Utah’s salty inland sea than we thought.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Microbialite structures seen at the Great Salt Lake on Friday, Dec. 29, 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.