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FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake has been educating our community and advocating for the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem since 1994. Our website contains vital research and information that will help you understand how to preserve and protect one of Utah's most unique natural resources and one of the Western Hemisphere's most important nesting, resting and staging sites for millions of migratory birds.

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2012 Great Salt Lake Issues Forum

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Our 2012 Great Salt Lake Issues Forum is fast-approaching!

The Focus of the Forum - Saline Lakes in Times of Change
May 10 and 11 at the University of Utah
Post-conference field trip on May 12 and 13

Online registration will be available in early 2012; contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information

Research Finds Great Salt Lake Spiders Loaded with Mercury

The Great Salt Lake Institute has begun studying mercury concentrations in orb-weaver spiders. Read the Tribune article about their work.

Now Accepting Applications for the 2012 Doyle Stephens Scholarship!

Applications for the 2012 Doyle Stephens Scholarship are due March 16, 2012. FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake will award one $1,000 scholarship to a deserving undergraduate or graduate student engaged in research related to the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem. Download the application here or visit our Doyle Stephens page for more information.

FoGSL is Hiring an Environmental Education Coordinator (Americorps)

FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake (FoGSL) is seeking a part-time Environmental Education Coordinator to complete 450 hours of work (an average of 20 hours/week) during a 6-7 month time period (April through October, 2012). The Environmental Education Coordinator will assist with our 4th grade Lakeside Learning field trip program at Great Salt Lake and will work to develop new k-6 educational programming.