The Freeport Drain of 40 acres of wetlands is the brainchild of Chris Brown, who is the stewardship director of The Nature Conservancy in Utah, and Mike Kolendrianos, manager of the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve.
SALT LAKE CITY — A red vintage 1950 McCormick Farmall tractor in cherry condition has been loaded up with hay on its trailer, ferrying guests to a spot at theShorelands Preserve in Layton to see the latest project to help both wildlife and the lake's water quality.
"This is the most important habitat for wildlife and its value is exponential in Utah," Gardner said. Brown said it was Kolendrianos' idea to apply for some grant money from the Utah Department of Natural Resources for the Freeport Drain. Visitors walk around the new wetlands following the completion of the Freeport Drain project at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Layton on Wednesday.
Livermore recalled a conversation he had years ago with a Davis County commissioner about his vision for a preserve and why the organization wanted to preserve something that, at the time, was so far away from any development.Livermore said that is true in some fashion.
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