‘Mormon Land’: It’s the last days for the Great Salt Lake. How the LDS Church can help save it.
From messaging to modeling to money and more, Utah’s predominant institution and its members, says a BYU ecology professor, can make a difference, but all need to act — and fast.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The shriveling Great Salt Lake looms in the distance from the Bountiful Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in December 2022.
David is a managing editor at The Tribune, where he has worked since 1984. He oversees coverage ranging from local government and west-side issues to growth, development and housing. In addition, he directs religion reporting, co-hosts the award-winning “Mormon Land” podcast and writes the Mormon Land newsletter.
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.