Ben Winslow is a reporter with FOX 13 covering a variety of topics including government, the Great Salt Lake, vice and polygamy.
Meg Cartwright is worried about the Great Salt Lake.'I really care about it a lot and I know what will happen if we don’t take care of it,' she told FOX 13 News.Cartwright joined a handful of others for a public hearing in Salt Lake City on Tuesday for a new management plan for the lake. The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands is revising its plan that covers everything from ecology to mineral extraction.
The shrinking Great Salt Lake alarmed state political leaders who rushed to pass bills and spend over $1 billion on water conservation measures designed to save the lake. Many of those efforts are still being rolled out but showing signs of success.The new management plan is reacting to a lot, Stireman said, including changing science and increased awareness about the lake and its ecosystem.
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