Ducks Unlimited Inc

This Proposal Represents a Continuing Effort by Ducks Unlimited and Our Utah Partners to Secure Nawca Funding for Wetland and Migratory Water Conservation Within the Lower Bear River (LBR)- Great Salt Lake (GSL) Ecosystem, One of the Most Important Wetland Areas in the Western Hemisphere. Since Our Submission of the Lbr-gsl Phase 1 Nawca in July 2021, the Great Salt Lake Reached a Historical Low Elevation in November 2022. at Its Lowest Recoded Elevation of 4,191 FT., Salinities in the South Arm of the Lake Reached a Point That Threatened the Imminent Survival of Brine Fly and Brine Shrimp Essential Aquatic Invertebrates Which Support Millions of Migratory Birds. This Proposal Seeks to Emphasize the Ecological Importance of the Saline Lake Ecosystem, in Addition to the Vast Freshwater to Brackish Wetlands That Line the Great Salt Lake S Eastern and Southern Shorelines. Project Efforts in This Proposal Center on Enhancement of Wetlands in Key Areas for Migrating and Breeding Waterfowl, Shorebirds, Colonial Nesting Waterbirds, and Other Migratory Birds. the Proposal Includes 6 Tracts (4 Grant-funded Projects and 2 Match Tracts) That Will Enhance Over 7,000 Acres of Wetlands in the Lbr-gsl Ecosystem.