Utahns gathered Saturday morning to raise awareness about the dire situation of the Great Salt Lake.
“This is one of the most beautiful places on earth, and to let a very preventable crisis occur is reckless,” said Brittany Parks, who attended the rally at the Utah State Capitol with her daughters. Her family moved to Utah last year, and she has been worried about how the lake drying up would impact the health of her family.
“A resource for birds that migrate to the Great Salt Lake — thousands of birds. Who knows what’s going to happen if this continues,” said Kathryn Collard, who has lived in Utah all her life and called the state of the lake “tragic.” People held up signs, chanted, recited poems and sang with the goal to help raise awareness about what could happen if we lose the Great Salt Lake.
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