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Nov 10

Great Salt Lake and Migratory Birds

More than two million birds visit the Great Salt Lake each year. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: The Great Salt Lake: a travel destination for birds… on this CurrentCast. The water in the Great Salt Lake is too salty for all but a few highly specialized species, including bacteria, algae, brine shrimp and brine flies. …

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Oct 20

Great Salt Lake

Snow melt in the spring and summer fill the Great Salt Lake with water. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: The Great Salt Lake… on this CurrentCast. Snow melting in the spring and summer carries water to the Great Salt Lake in Utah, picking up minerals and other salts as it travels downstream. Murphy: “When water …

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