New display explains Great Salt Lake’s water situation, one marble at a time

  • A new display at Salt Lake County Government Center uses marbles to help visualize water.
  • The display highlights water sources, solutions and trends for the Great Salt Lake.
  • Envision Utah is collaborating on a new long-term lake management plan.

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s future relies very heavily on the health of the Great Salt Lake, but Jason Brown agrees that handling it can be very tricky and confusing.

“It’s probably one of the biggest challenges. We also believe that the more people that understand what really goes into some of these issues, the better abled we’re going to be to figure out how to make changes to get what we want out of the feature,” said Brown, CEO of Envision Utah, as he points to a glass case tucked inside the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday…

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