Feds ducked protections for Great Salt Lake bird, environmental groups allege
Groups continue to push a threatened species listing as a catalyst for urgent action.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Clementine Nelson Kneciz wears a Wilson’s phalarope mask as she and other 6th grade classmates from Emerson Elementary join a rally at the Great Salt Lake on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.
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.
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.