Great Salt Lake Podcast

10/26/2016

We are so grateful to have been able to present the story behind Great Salt Lake Podcast at the Alfred Lambourne Prize ceremony. We submitted episode 2 into the sound category and are proud to say we took home the prize in sound!

10/06/2016

Important post in a time of very low lake levels and voting opportunities

Water levels are dropping, and in some areas have turned pinkish

09/30/2016

Great Salt Lake co-host, Jules caught this photo of the railroad causeway while flying over the lake this morning! The railroad prevents major flow of water between the north and south arms in the lake, resulting in very different ecological environments. That pink color you see is from the many many micro-organisms that love the north arm, because it is much saltier than the south arm. They're called halophiles because they thrive in salty environments.

For more info on the differences between the north and south arm, check out episode 1 on our website!

09/15/2016

The $1.5 million project to dredge the Great Salt Lake Marina has been delayed until spring due to a variety of complicating factors.

08/01/2016

You can hear Frank talk about his research in Episode 2 of Great Salt Lake Podcast! Look us up on Itunes!

A portion of Great Salt Lake has disappeared and a Westminster professor suspects it may hold the key to an even bigger lake mystery. Is the lake’s deep brine layer the source of its toxic methylmercury levels?

07/13/2016

This video is a perfect compliment to and summary of Episode 2: A Pearl in a String of Pearls!

Listen to Episode 2 on Itunes or on our website: greatsaltlakepodcast.com (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-salt-lake-podcast/id1102598152?mt=2)

07/11/2016

What stories do you want to hear in the upcoming full series? Brine shrimp? Snow? What needs to be covered?

06/29/2016

Water from the lake is being diverted to support the state's growing population at the expense of the environment.

06/27/2016

Touché!

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) - The water level of the Great Salt Lake is down over a foot from this time last year. And it has actually fell almost an inch since yesterday during this hot weather. This means more and more of the former lake bottom is being exposed. It's a rare chance to see almo...

06/16/2016

Today we're at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve with Great Salt Lake Institute and a group of middle school youth exploring some of Great Salt Lake's diverse ecosystems! Getting some great audio for our full series - Stay tuned!

06/06/2016

As the Summer heat moves in we need to take a hard look at our water usage. Our entire watershed leads to Great Salt Lake!