Life jackets are life-saving devices and offer enhanced safety while you’re out enjoying various recreational activities on Utah Lake. Our goal is to ensure that each person who recreates on the lake has access to one of these life jackets through our Life Jacket Loaner Program. To build our availability, we’re holding a Life Jacket …
Many people avoid Utah Lake because they worry about harmful algae blooms. But how much do they really know about this fleeting event? Here are a few things to know about the algae blooms at Utah Lake. 1. Blooms Aren’t Always Widespread Algae blooms are often isolated around the Lake. Utah Lake has a surface …
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In 1986, the US Fish and Wildlife Service listed the June sucker as an endangered species. Found only in Utah Lake, the fish had the ominous distinction of being the first endangered species listed along the Wasatch Front. The listing was inevitable. For over a century, Utah Lake and its native fish species had been …
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We are excited to announce that the Utah Lake Commission will be hosting a countywide scavenger hunt, focusing on Utah Lake, using the GooseChase app. Photo, Video, Text, and GPS scavenger hunt missions are created and assigned point values by organizers, and players are automatically awarded points after completing each submission on their device. Missions …
Below is a press release announcing the start of marina algae treatments at Utah Lake, some photos of the treatment, and links to additional resources about how the treatments work. Press Release LINCOLN BEACH, Utah – The Utah Lake Commission and partners are pilot-testing two different treatments for algae at Utah Lake. Lindon Marina and …
*this post applies to the 2020 video contest. Please visit the Home page to find the link to the current contest. For the first time, the Utah Lake Commission is hosting a video contest! Since it’s the first time with this type of contest, we are going to keep things simple. Check out the submission …
By Pat “Tube Dude” Scouten On Monday January 25, 2010 there was a winter carp seining session in the Goshen Bay area on Utah Lake. It was conducted by the Loy family fishing operation and open to public observation. In addition to the contracted fishermen there were several representatives of Utah DNR and members of …
Ever thought of going duck hunting? Utah Lake provides superb waterfowl hunting; here’s a few things that you must know! **** It was 19°F at 6:00 a.m. when our truck pulled up to the hunter’s access for the Powell Slough along the Utah Lake shoreline. At 27 years old, this was my first-time duck hunting. …
History The 42 acre Lincoln Point property is north of and adjacent to the Utah County Lincoln Beach park and boat harbor. The earliest development on the property began less than forty years after the first pioneer settlers came to Utah Valley. About 1889, John Hallet took settlement money from a mining accident that severely …
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