Sam updates listeners on recent events and activities at the lake, the results of a recent tour of all 27 public access points, new staff hires, how the management plan is coming along and why NOW is the time to visit Utah Lake!

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Utah Lake Trail Plan

Utah Lake Scavenger Hunt Email list

Ken Hoffman and Paul Burnett with Utah Division of Water Quality join Sam in discussing the Utah Lake Preservation Fund. This one-time grant of $30 million comes from ARPA, through the State Legislature, to Utah Division of Water Quality to Utah Lake. 18 projects received funding from the grant. We are excited to see the positive impacts on water quality at the lake, made possible in part by the Preservation Fund.

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Utah Lake Preservation Fund website

Looking for something fun to do at Utah Lake?? We've got you covered with this episode. Sam talks about 5 upcoming events at the lake. The Field Trips for 4th Graders, Summer Fishfest, Paddle with Care, Utah Lake Festival and Utah Lake Scavenger Hunt are coming soon! Listen in for dates, details, tips and more. We think Utah Lake is the "Greatest Lake on Earth" and we love that you feel the same way! Come to one of our events and learn more!

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Field Trips for 4th Graders

Paddle with Care

Summer Fishfest

Utah Lake Festival

Utah Lake Scavenger Hunt - last year's info

In this episode our staff will share a water supply update from the report the Utah Water Conservancy District has shared. Listen in to hear what the water supply and snowpack is, how it compares to previous years, how we rank here in Utah as well as the drought conditions in Utah and more specifically around Utah Lakes region. Some other things the report highlights is precipitation, SWE, and future forecast. You can click the link below to visit this report, which is a very useful tool that helps everyone to have updates on the recent weather data.

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Utah Water Conservancy District Water Supply Update

Utah Lake has so many exciting things happening! In this episode you will hear from our staff who will give you a quick preview of updates regarding Utah Lake. Currently the Utah Lake Conceptual Management Plan is being made and there is a 30-day comment period ending on March 22. Our staff gives more information about this plan along with news about the Utah Lake Festival, snowpack and water levels and more!

Draft Management Plan available for comment

Minor update to ULA Act

Utah Lake Festival is back!

Snowpack levels, water at the lake status

ULA hiring a conservation biologist

In this exciting episode one of our staff members, Sam Braegger, shares six stories with some great experiences of his at Utah Lake. Listen in to hear all about Sam getting lost in the phragmites, seeing Utah Lake's beautiful ice stacks for the first time, waterfowl hunting and more! There are so many wonderful experiences we can have at Utah Lake and so many ways we can help others to have an even better experience than we have had!

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Lessons Learned by a First-Time Duck Hunter

Ep. 13: Paddling Provo River

Phragmites work on the lake

If you are looking to do some fishing, visit Utah Lake and participate in a fun competition listen in! This episode talks all about the Utah Lake Winter Fishfest that is going on right now! The Fishfest is a virtual online-only competition not a fishing tournament where participants congregate to compete. You will be catching a fish, taking a photo and repeating this process! In this episode our staff will explain all about the rules, qualifications, categories, ways to prepare and the exciting prizes you have the chance to win!

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Winter Fishfest Rules

Registration Form

This is the final episode of our series from the Utah Lake Summit! Listen in to hear from Utah County Commissioner, Tom Sakievich, who discusses the enhancements of Sandy Beach. Some of the benefits to these enhancements are better and cleaner access, restrooms, and restriction of motor vehicle access in order to improve the shoreline. 

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Summit Youtube Recording of Speakers

This is our second to last episode of our series, from the Utah Lake Summit! Listen in to hear from Joel Ferry, Director of Utah Department of Natural Resources, and Representative Stratton and Representative Brammer who are both from the Utah State Legislature. Each of them give a different perspective on how all of the different partners are working together to help and enhance Utah Lake, as well as how much the state is invested in Utah Lake.

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Summit Youtube Recording of Speakers

Here is another episode in our series from the FFSL Science, Policy and Management Summit for Utah Lake! In this episode you will have a chance to hear from Eric Ellis the Director of the Utah Lake Commission, soon to be Utah Lake Authority. The Utah Lake Authority was created to further enhance care and management of the lake. Eric shares more information about the transition from the Utah Lake Commission into the Utah Lake Authority, as well as the work being done through this transition and its results.

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Summit Youtube Recording of Speakers 

In this episode of our series sharing recordings of speakers from the FFSL Science, Policy and Management Summit for Utah Lake, you will hear from John Mackey. John is the Director of the Division of Water Quality, and in this episode he will speak on what the water quality study is, how long its been going on, the goals that it is trying to accomplish, and what it means for the lake in providing long-term solutions to harmful algae blooms.

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Summit Youtube Recording of Speakers

Water Quality Study