Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Great Salt Lake Issues Forum coming up

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Calling all saline lake fans…. Register now for the 2012 Great Salt Lake Issues Forum, May 10 & 11 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Great Salt Lake. Photo by Charles Uibel.

Hosted by our sister organization, Friends of Great Salt Lake, the forum will examine “Changing Conditions and the Future of Salt Lakes” this year. This year the program will include speakers from Owens (dry) Lake, the Salton Sea, the Dead Sea, and—of course—Mono Lake.

From the forum website: “The Issues Forum seeks to bring together researchers, government agencies, managers, industry, and environmentalists working on Great Salt Lake and other saline lake systems in the western United States. Presentations by colleagues visiting from other corners of the globe will add international perspective as we investigate the broader issues of saline lakes experiencing anthropogenic stress. Key stressors to be addressed during the Forum include mineral extraction industries, urban and agricultural water diversions, urban and industrial waste streams, and climate change. Expert panels will be assembled to discuss innovative solutions for saline systems under stress.”

We hope to see you there!