Geologically Rare
Over a quarter of a million years of being wet!
Survived Ice ages and Warm dry ages!
Most lakes die relatively quickly.
Scientifically Significant
Sediments layered into its depths preserve the clues going back at least 250,000 years
Clues of atmosphere, plant pollen and fragments, tiny creatures and chemicals and more. Preserved!
Ecologically Essential
Isolation created endemic species, found no where else on earth!
4 Endemic species of fish
Most genetically pure population of Bonneville cutthroat trout.
Other creatures now extinct.
Marsh lands essential habitat for migrating and nesting
Chemically Mystical
How does it remain So Blue?
Historically Important
Put Intermountain West on the map with hydro power generation to make industry run and transportation move.
Water to grow food on a large scale plus industrial crops – Sugar Processing, Vegetable Canning, and more.
The base of today’s economy and many fortunes!
“We built this city” -sing it –
Economically Critical
People spend their live savings to invest to be near it, share with family and friends.
Naturally Nurturing
Ingrained deep into the Fiber of our Society as a place to connect with nature, with families and friends.
A place to let children (of all ages) learn about the wonders of big world and the tiny grains of sand.
Open spaces to play are the laboratories of character and inventive minds.