Utah’s strategy to fight invasive reeds at the Great Salt Lake? Play the long game and look upstream

State lawmakers got an update on efforts to remove invasive reeds from the Great Salt Lake and what it will take to keep up the progress.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 484

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Floods of four decades ago wiped out native plants and left the Great Salt Lake vulnerable to an expensive problem: tall, invasive, thirsty reeds crowding out other plants and covering up habitat for migratory birds.

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 — and …

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