Field Trip!

For my field trip for science, I went to the Farmington Bay Nature Center, which is a huge wetland full of wildlife such as birds, frogs, worms, and other animals that you find in the wetlands. This site covers a large portion of land that is used just for those particular animals and their habitat. It is the ancients of Lake Bonneville that once covered Utah. Some of its natural resources are The Great Salt Lake, which used to cover about fifteen thousand square miles. It is known to the world for its heavy salt content, illuminating sunsets, and beautiful mountain vistas. The lake makes a big difference, and is not understood as mightily as it should be, along the Wasatch Front area. The Lake keeps Wasatch populated with life and other fascinating creatures.


Seventy Five percent of the wetlands in Utah are located across the shores of the Great Salt Lake. These wetlands store seasonal floodwaters, purify polluted runoff water, stabilize shorelines, and nurture a multitude of plant and animal species. The Wetlands surrounding the lake are largely populated with a vast majority of birds and constitute the most significant migratory birds in the whole western hemisphere. Two million to three million birds make a stop at the Great Salt Lake in their journeys.

Life in Utah would be significantly different if it weren’t for the Great Salt Lake and its way of giving life. Yet, with every year, a unique resource becomes increasingly under threat. The whole point of the Farmington Bay Nature Center is to make people aware of the threats of the ecosystem, and let people take advantage of them while they are still here in this area. We all need to learn to appreciate the environment we live in and realize its importance.