(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Wilson’s phalarope bird costumes are distributed to 6th graders from Emerson Elementary as they participate in a call to action to save the bird during 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.