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Conserve Utah Valley hosts Town Hall Meetings as a means to keep people educated and engaged as topics of interest arise. We’ve covered topics ranging from the Bonneville Shoreline Trail to Utah Lake. Find our library of past Town Hall Meetings here.

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Update on CUV meeting with all ULA members

by | November 9, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Upon the establishment of the Utah Lake Authority (ULA), Conserve Utah Valley members met with all ULA board members to introduce CUV, offer assistance with initiatives, and call for transparency and public involvement. We met with ULA members and learned about them...
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Letter to Provo Mayor and City Council about Critical Hillside Overlay Zone Violations

by | November 1, 2022 | Bonneville Shoreline Trail | 4 Comments

October 12, 2022 Mayor Kaufusi and Council Members, As you know, our group and many other citizens have been concerned about losing open space in the Provo foothills for some time now. We are grateful for your efforts to work with us to save precious open space in...
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Utah Lake and Sovereign Lands: Update from FFSL upholds the preservation of both

by | August 23, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

August 17th was a winning day for Utah Lake. We have been fighting hard to protect the integrity of the lake from being tarnished by those who wish to build and develop islands. Utah Lake is an ecological masterpiece that deserves our time, attention, and respect. ...
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Press Release: Utah Lake Island Proposal Lacks Scientific Evidence and Deemed Unconstitutional in State Report to Legislative Committee

by | August 18, 2022 | DontPaveUtahLake, Utah Lake | 0 Comments

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Provo, UtahThursday, August 18, 2022 Contacts: Craig Christensen, Executive Director for CUV 801-361-6200 Patrick Belmont Professor and Head of Department of Watershed Sciences at USU 435-374-8574 Carol-Lyn Jardine, Marketing...
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Overwhelming public response shows people do not want islands on Utah Lake

by | August 16, 2022 | DontPaveUtahLake, Utah Lake | 0 Comments

Background: Lake Restoration Solutions, the company proposing the world’s largest dredged island project on Utah Lake, recently released the results of a poll that found 2/3rds of Utah County residents supported their project. As a group of citizens who have been...
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New Study on Utah Lake

by | August 2, 2022 | Utah Lake | 0 Comments

One of the biggest misconceptions about Utah Lake is that it's getting worse. Check out this new study by BYU master's student Kaylee Tanner. Using NASA's Landsat data, she and her team reconstructed 40 years of algal activity on the lake.  They found that blooms have...
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Lake Restoration Solutions Serves Subpoena to Conserve Utah Valley

by | June 13, 2022 | Utah Lake | 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2022   Lake Restoration Solutions Serves Subpoena to Conserve Utah Valley   Conserve Utah Valley was served a subpoena in the SLAPP lawsuit filed against Ben Abbott PhD, a researcher on Utah Lake water quality and advocate for...
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Utah Lake Summit Questions

by | May 24, 2022 | Utah Lake | 2 Comments

At the Utah Lake Summit a couple of weeks ago, attendees were able to ask questions to the presenters online. Because of time constraints, most of the questions remained unanswered. However, since then we have been reaching out to the presenters to obtain answers to...
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Utah Lake island application draws questions and criticism from across the country

by | May 16, 2022 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Independent experts and advocates from across Utah and the country have raised a long list of concerns about the proposal to create artificial islands on Utah Lake. More than 130 researchers, managers, lawyers, and community leaders submitted six separate letters to...
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Utah Lake Summit II Recap

by | May 9, 2022 | DontPaveUtahLake, Utah Lake | 0 Comments

The last Utah Lake Summit was a huge success! We are so grateful for everyone who attended and especially for those who presented. We learned a lot about the current conditions of Utah Lake and how we are on a great track for recovery. I was inspired as I learned...
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