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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Mount Sopris, Colorado
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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A cliff-hanging complex of temples
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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A history of Vinland
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National Mushroom Month
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A tower of remembrance
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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Light show in the forest
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A winter’s holiday ends
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A holiday beacon of light
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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
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It s Star Wars Day
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The rainbow connection
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Celebrating the International Day of Forests
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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Celebrating Mexico in a Cultural Capital
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Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach
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Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
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Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
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Hallstatt, Austria
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Have you turned off your electronic device?
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International Surfing Day
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Denali National Park
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Happy Independence Day!