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The Great Basin’s saline lakes support millions of migrating birds. But more than half the region’s salty lakes have shrunk by 50% to 95% over the past 150 years.
Where tributary rivers meet the Great Salt Lake's saline shores, the merging of fresh and salty water creates an oasis of life.
New research suggests that as Great Salt Lake shrinks and gets saltier, brine shrimp, a staple food for migrating birds and a boon to Utah’s economy, may be in danger of dramatic population declines.
John Luft is the program manager for the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program, which manages the lake's brine shrimp fishery. He describes himself as a "sea monkey biologist."
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Masonic Center announces a free lawn concert on August 10, 2022, from 6 to 7 p.m., featuring the music of Electric Bonfire, a Lincolnville-based that plays original music as well as covers from classic American bands. Band...