Grow the Flow

10/13/2026

Grow the Flow is hiring! We're looking for two passionate, hardworking, and creative indviduals to join our movement to help save Great Salt Lake.

We're hiring for two positions:

Campaign Manager: Develop and implement Grow the Flow’s political and organizing strategy, connecting government relations, coalition building, grassroots organizing, and communications into a coordinated effort to advance meaningful change.

Digital & Social Media Specialist: Manage and create content for our social channels, including short-form video production, visuals, text, event promotion, influencer campaigns, and current events.

Learn more and apply here: growtheflowutah.org/employment

We're excited to hear from you!

Saving Great Salt Lake is possible, but we need your help. Learn how you can be a part of the first successful saline lake rescue anywhere in the world by joining Grow the Flow.

10/13/2026

The Brighton Institute is sponsoring a screening of “The Lake”

This award-winning Sundance Film Festival movie explores what we all can do to make the Great Salt Lake a sustainable saline lake.

📩 Sign up at the link in the bio

📍Unified Fire Authority Station 108 Salt Lake City, UT
🗓️Thursday, October 22
⏰6 PM - 8 PM

10/12/2026

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! We offer heartfelt gratitude to the Native American Tribes of Utah who continue to steward our home and for the heritage of wisdom that aids all endeavors to save Great Salt Lake.

Want to learn more? These Native voices are shaping the conversation around Great Salt Lake, environmental stewardship, and indigenous identity in Utah:
💧Darren Parry Darren Parry
💧Emerson Hackford Emerson
💧Jessica Wiarda Jessica Wiarda
💧Carl Moore: Carl Moore
💧Angela Romero: Democratic Leader Angela Romero

✍️ Written, with minor edits, by Teri Harman
📸 Photos by Madiegan Tuckett, Isaiah Coyt, Teri Harman, and Jackson Robins

10/12/2026

Autumn colors have reached Great Salt Lake! Congrats to Ryan Taylor for his winning shot of a Western Meadowlark singing in the sagebrush. You can find more of his work at Ryan Taylor 🪶🍂🍁

Every month we’re blown away by our community’s stunning photography skills. Thank you for submitting photos and trusting us with your work! A quick glance through the submissions will show how hard it is to pick a winner every month…

Speaking of which, the November photo contest is just a few weeks away! You, me, Great Salt Lake trip?? 👀

📸 Ryan Taylor (winner!)
📸 Diane Wittenberg (finalist) Diane Wittenberg
📸 Tanner Mccoy (finalist) Tanner McCoy | Wildlife Photographer
📷 Adam Finkle AJFPhoto
📷 Bryce Olsen Bryce Olsen
📷 Dane Ericksen Dane Ericksen
📷 Gavin Noyes Gavin Noyes
📷 Henry Frank Wild Lens With Henry
📷 Jackson Robins Jackson Robins Photography
📷 Jeremy Martin bootbeerboy
📷 John Woeste
📷 Justin Lance
📷 Kylie Crosby Kylie Crosby
📷 Marion Mischel Marion Mischel
📷 Mary Bybee Mary
📷 Melissa Schulzke melissa
📷 Michelle Sorensen Curious Curves Photography
📷 Misha Martin Misha Nicole
📷 Wil Lara Wil Lara | Everything Photographer

10/09/2026

Great Salt Lake’s water levels are important to track, but there’s another number we should be paying attention to: our annual water consumption.

Here in the Great Salt Lake Basin, we consume about 2.4 million acre-feet of water each year.

The Great Salt Lake Strike Team estimates that an additional 1 million acre-feet of water per year is needed to give the lake 70% chance of reaching a healthy level by 2054. That will require a 42% reduction in our water consumption!

So, what can you do to help?
🌱 Let your grass go golden during the hot summer months.
💧 Install a smart irrigation controller to avoid overwatering.
🌾 Replace Kentucky bluegrass with more water-wise landscaping.
📞Call your representatives and ask them to prioritize Great Salt Lake in the upcoming 2027 legislative session.

Small changes add up. Let’s get more water flowing to Great Salt Lake— it will take all of us!

10/07/2026

Great Salt Lake looked a lot different over a hundred years ago.
 
These photographs from the late 1800s and early 1900s offer a glimpse into a different era of Great Salt Lake.
 
What will Great Salt Lake look like 100 years from now? What can we do today to make sure future generations get to experience a lake that is full of life, too? 
 
Photo 1: Saltair Swimmers (1908)
Photo 2: Bird Island (1906)
Photo 3: Salt Making (1860)
Photo 4: Saltair (1890-1900)
Photo 5: Saltair (1905)
Photo 6: Boating on Great Salt Lake
Photo 7: Swimmers at Great Salt Lake (1890)
Photo 8: Visitors on Saltair beach
 
📸 Photos: LDS Church History Library; William Marriott Library, University of Utah; Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University

10/06/2026

Last Monday, state and federal officials reached an important settlement—$60M for Great Salt Lake in exchange for 22K acres of wetland added to the Bear River Migratory Bird refuge 🥳🥳🥳 This settlement is one of the largest single investments into Great Salt Lake and will help fund programs like water leasing, habitat management, and infrastructure updates. $60M isn’t enough, though—independent estimates claim a lake rescue will cost Utah $200-500M annually. We need your help to continue building political will and public pressure for saving the lake!

🌊 Join the movement at growtheflowutah.org

10/05/2026

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There’s flyers around Salt Lake City that propose a new plan to save Great Salt Lake!!

Would the Great Salt Lake Angel who made this please DM us?? We NEED to talk!

Posted by on Reddit

10/01/2026

Come enjoy a FREE in-person screening of “The Lake” film!

Connect with Great Salt Lake volunteer leaders, and participate in a group discussion about the film. A volunteer-led table to write to your legislators will also be available.

📍Holland Hall in Utah Valley University’s Clarke Building
🗓️October 13th.
⏰6:30-9:30pm

Tickets are required for admission
*register at the link in bio*