Spring is the perfect time to see the magnificent eared grebes. More than 1.5 million eared grebes use the Great Salt Lake wetlands every year —
US Geological Survey: National-Water Quality Assessment program – The Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming
Salt Lake City Watershed Photograph by Charles Uibel Water Wise Utah, who provides support, programs and tips to promote water preservation, released this 2002 report —
2012 Open Water Swim
The 2012 Great Salt Lake open water swim will be Saturday, June 9. Though registration for the eight-mile swim is closed, it’s not too late —
Windpoet: Just Another Typical Great Salt Lake Sunset
The Bighorn Sheep & Mule Deer Hunt Debate
ANTELOPE ISLAND, SLC – Authorities have reported that the mule deer and big horned sheep hunt may be extended an additional five years, despite the —
Not Just For The Birds!
Come get some fresh air, step into the great outdoors and join us for the 14th Annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival…May 17-21, 2012: Exotic —
Summer Camp 2012 | Natural History Museum of Utah
Summer Camp 2012 NHMU Summer Camp: Adventures in the Natural World Limited camps still available for Summer Camp 2012! Museum Summer Camp at the Rio —
Great Salt Lake Photographic Survey Opening Reception
Michael will have 24 new pieces from the Great Salt Lake Photographic Survey on display this June. Please join him at an opening reception in —
Try Sailing With JR Reynolds
JR Reynolds, owner of Great Salt Lake Experience offers fantastic cruises of Great Salt Lake on his comfortable 27-foot sailboat for private and corporate clients. It’s —
Aerial shots of North American salt flats
Let your imagination soar with these stunning aerial shots Picture the scene: You’re on a plane, outward bound for your next great adventure. The vantage —
Skimboarding in the Great Salt Lake
Source: Mark and Jamie From looking at the pictures, you can’t even tell how rank the Great Salt Lake is. That is, until you see the —
The medicinal effect of birding Antelope Island « The Accidental Birder
I need another vacation. I know, I know. Panama was just a little over a month ago, but it seems like an eternity ago. So, after —
Stock Rockets Explains Compass Minerals
This video from 2008 explains why you should invest in Compass Minerals
Summer of Salt: Embracing Life at Great Salt Lake
– Lake Level: 4198.8′ – On a recent trip to Florida I flew over Great Salt Lake. The wetlands and water flow patterns swirled along the ground below me … Continue reading →
Toxic mercury topic No. 1 at Great Salt Lake forum
Toxic mercury topic No. 1 at Great Salt Lake forum
By JUDY FAHYS
The Salt Lake Tribune
Published May 10, 2012 11:25AM MDT
One of the world’s leading mercury scientists said Wednesday that new federal pollution controls will yield real benefi…
Summer of Salt: Finding a New Perspective
- Lake Level: 4198.8′ – It is forecasted to be around 81 degrees today. We may well set a new record. Previously, the hottest temperature for May 10th was … Continue reading →
Morningside School
Making the World Your Child’s Classroom: An Adventure at the Spiral Jetty Summer is approaching and with it a thousand opportunities for engaging your child’s mind —
Semipalmated Plover – How to get Sandy Pants
Getting “Down & Dirty” is a way of being at eye level with your subject which brings the viewer into the bird’s world and it can make the image feel more intimate too. Achieving those low angle perspectives can be quite messy and/or uncomfortable depending on the habitat. . . . → Read More: Semipalmated Plover – How to get Sandy Pants
Documenting with Film: Stansbury Bay
Documenting with Film Shot on film with no editing or color alteration done in post. Straight from the negative. SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012 Stansbury Bay —
Bison and Antelope Island
A spring day at Antelope Island. These bison walked south, single-file along the shore of Great Salt Lake, then gathered at this pool of —
A trip to Antelope Island saves the hiking day | Hiking Utah | The Salt Lake Tribune
A trip to Antelope Island saves the hiking day Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Bison on Antelope Island on Friday, May 27, 2011. Published on May 6, 2012 12:14PM Last weekend, I laced up my hiking boots and headed for my very first hike of t…
Come see Evaporating Shorelines on the Big Screen in May
Everyone is invited. Please help us fill the auditoriums. Consider it a free evening out. Please RSVP at http://www.evaporatingshorelines.eventbrite.com/ This is our schedule: Salt Lake City’s Water Week Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 7:00 PM Salt Lake Ci…
A Loggerhead Shrike and it’s prey
A few weeks ago I was able to photograph a Loggerhead Shrike near the marina on Antelope Island State Park, Utah. It was an interesting experience for several reasons. . . . → Read More: A Loggerhead Shrike and it’s prey
Female Coyote
I look at this image and I see intelligence in the Coyote’s eyes. I see a warm blooded creature who is doing what it needs to do to survive. I see a female who is nursing pups. I see beauty. . . . → Read More: Female Coyote
Park to convert ‘palace’ to store on Antelope Island – StandardNet
Park to convert 'palace' to store on Antelope IslandStandardNetBy Bryon Saxton ANTELOPE ISLAND — Hardtack candy, salt water taffy, cookies, souvenirs and books are just a few of the items to be sold out of the new historic Fielding Garr Ranch …
Inner Islands – Salt Lake City Weekly
Salt Lake City WeeklyInner IslandsSalt Lake City WeeklyThe label's name is a direct reference to Antelope Island. “For me, it's a very special place,” McKenna says, adding that after he came back from his LDS mission and left the church, …
Antelope Island group has new V.P.
FARMINGTON — Former Antelope Island State Park manager Ron Taylor has been named vice president/president-elect by the Friends of Antelope Island gro…
Willets – In Utah and Florida
Willets (Tringa semipalmata) have returned to Utah, on the causeway to Antelope Island hundreds of them can be seen in the shallow water. They seem to spend some time there fattening up after migration before they get down to the serious business of mating and rearing their young. . . . → Read More: Willets – In Utah and Florida
Target: Spiral Jetty
Spiral Jetty Built entirely of mud, salt crystals, basalt rocks, earth, and water on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake near Rozel Point in Utah, it forms a 1,500-foot-long (460 m), 15-foot-wide (4.6 m) counterclockwise coil jutting from the…
Antelope Island by Moonlight 2012
Antelope Island by Moonlight 2012 2012 Antelope By Moonlight – End of the World – Mayan Meltdown Each year as the bike season begins, I reflect back on all the rides/races I did in the previous year. The one that brings the biggest smile…
Spring Time Chukar
Some of the wildflowers have started to bloom on Antelope Island State Park, I have looked forward to them. I liked that this Chukar (Alectoris chukar) perched on a rock where a few of the wildflowers were visible. . . . → Read More: Spring Time Chukar
Dramatic in Black & White
There are some shots, that over the years, I chose to do black & white. And those have turned out to be some of my most successful images. Aside from capturing the beautiful sunsets (which I think anyone can really do with basic knowledge), decid…
$300K centerpiece of Ogden River restoration nears completion – StandardNet
StandardNet$300K centerpiece of Ogden River restoration nears completionStandardNetThe piece, dubbed the “Water Table,” was designed by Denver-area artist Andy Dufford and features, along with several mountain canyons, a stone-carved map of the Ogd…
GSL Lake Effects #5 | 5.3 On Glass | Windpoet
sailing the great salt lake with markusurealious/windpoet
History through a steampunk lens | The Salt Lake Tribune
The Leonardo’s newest exhibit is “Think Art—Act Science,” that follows the adventures of a robot Boilerplate through historic scenes, including Utah’s Saltaire. Courtesy of The —
Black-necked Stilts
Black-necked Stilts have returned from their wintering grounds to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and other locations in Utah. Black-necked Stilts are black and white shorebirds with long pink to reddish legs, thin black bills and lovely red eyes. . . . → Read More: Black-necked Stilts
Compass Minerals International’s CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results – Earnings Call … – Seeking Alpha
Compass Minerals International's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results – Earnings Call …Seeking AlphaWe have now sold through our low-cost prior year SOP inventory, so as expected, beginning here in the second quarter we'll start to feel the pinch of…
2012 Great Salt Lake Raptor Safari | Brent Paull’s American West Newsletter & Blog
There was a time I did this safari to shoot just the bald eagles at Farmington Bay WMA along the Great Salt Lake in Utah. But the last couple of years have provided me with better opportunities to shoot wildlife at nearby locations like Antelope Isla…
Fashion Friday: Let’s go sailing! – Salt Lake Magazine (blog)
Salt Lake Magazine (blog)Fashion Friday: Let's go sailing!Salt Lake Magazine (blog)We don't have waves fit for surfing or soft sandy beaches dotted with seaweed or… sharks, but we do have the Great Salt Lake. And thanks to it, we have plenty …
A Look Back: Recreation on the Great Salt Lake | The Salt Lake Tribune
A Look Back: Recreation on the Great Salt Lake | The Salt Lake Tribune First Published Feb 03 2012 07:08 am • Last Updated Feb 03 2012 02:22 pm The Salt Lake Tribune occasionally presents images from its archives in a special series called A Loo…
Street Sweep: Antelope Island
Antelope Island It seems ironic, but sometimes I forget that Salt Lake City is a “lake” city. But there it is, sitting pretty by a lake. And not just any lake, but a Great lake. And since my heart is always longing to be by a lake, I thin…
Western Meadowlark – Up close and personal
During the spring Western Meadowlarks (Sturnella neglecta) can be easy to locate and then approach because they spend so much time singing from the tops of boulders, bushes, posts and other manmade objects. . . . → Read More: Western Meadowlark – Up close and personal
Man killed in front loader accident | ksl.com
BRIGHAM CITY (AP) — A Riverdale man died when he was crushed by a front loader in Promontory Point. Family members went to look for —
Compass Minerals Announces Appointment of Shelly Kinnune as Vice President and General Manager, Specialty Fertilizers – MarketWatch
Compass Minerals Announces Appointment of Shelly Kinnune as Vice President and General Manager, Specialty Fertilizers OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Compass Minerals CMP +0.07% has appointed Shelly Kinnune vice president and …














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