Utah Lake: Facts, Fiction, Fun

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! Links from this Episode: Utah Lake Trail Plan [https://utahlake.gov/utah-lake-trail-plan/] Utah Lake Scavenger Hunt Email list [https://forms.gle/93ZyhHAjFtQbZkJM8]

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. Links from this Episode: Utah Lake Preservation Fund website [https://deq.utah.gov/water-quality/utah-lake-preservation-fund-grant-program]

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! Links from this Episode: Field Trips for 4th Graders [https://utahlake.org/fieldtrips/] Paddle with Care [https://utahlake.org/paddle-with-care/] Summer Fishfest [https://utahlake.org/summer-fishfest-2023/] Utah Lake Festival [https://utahlake.org/utah-lake-festival/] Utah Lake Scavenger Hunt [https://utahlake.org/utah-lake-scavenger-hunt-2022/]- 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. Links from this Episode: Utah Water Conservancy District Water Supply Update [ https://watersupply.cuwcd.com/]

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 [https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/fe29cf5755e041bb875507db0815f4b2/page/Conceptual-Management-Plan/?data_id=widget_1191_ouput%3A1&views=Public-Input%2CLayers] Minor update to ULA Act [https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/static/HB0488.html] Utah Lake Festival is back! [https://utahlake.org/utah-lake-festival/] Snowpack levels, water at the lake status [https://www.ksl.com/weather/snowpack] ULA hiring a conservation biologist [https://forms.gle/MFpUyxRe7PpYB6tu8]