There are at least 27 private reserves along the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake. This one, owned by the Nature Conservancy, stands in a marshland that’s an important rest stop for birds migrating on the Pacific Flyway path. The Pacific Flyway runs from Alaska all the way down to Patagonia in South America. It’s one of four major north-to-south migration routes for birds. Nature preserves like this keep important points along the flyway intact and undeveloped.
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Layton, Utah
Today in History
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A little blue
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On this shore, history was made
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Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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World Philosophy Day
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World Meerkat Day
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A festival of lights in India
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Hitsujiyama Park, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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A growing business
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Turning darkness into light
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National Frog Month
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International Polar Bear Day
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Finding a balance between wetlands and water treatment
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Opt outside today
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International Cheetah Day
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Tafilalet oasis in Morocco
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In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
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A bohemian feline
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Arromanches-les-Bains for the 81st anniversary of D-Day
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The Big Blue of the Sierra
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Wartburg Castle overlooking Thuringian Forest in Germany
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Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
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Are you older than this lake?
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A long winter’s nap, perhaps?
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World Water Day
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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Birds of the Drömling
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