By James Wypijewski | The Public ForumMy eyes about popped out of my head recently when I saw the headline to an article, “Would thinning forests help Utah’s Great Salt Lake?”Whaaaat?Yes, trees absorb water, lots of water. They also absorb carbon and other pollutants from the atmosphere. They shade the ground to cool us and keep the ground from drying out. Then, when it rains or snows, the ground does not absorb so much runoff and the water runs to the Great Salt Lake.
Removing trees would require lots of taxpayers’ money, new roads and expensive equipment. Sounds like a developer’s dream come true. Once the trees are removed, what do we do with those open spaces? Aha, I know: We now have more room for new homes, luxury apartments and condos. What did the Great Salt Lake do before we all moved into this valley and before man started cutting down trees here to make room for all the ski resorts and lumber needed to build our homes and other buildings? Somehow the Great Salt Lake remained full.
The earth needs us to save it from us. Let that sink in people.
My guess is that this same person supports everyone in Utah killing off their yards to save the GSL…or the 3 story apartment buildings on every corner? thinning trees shouldn’t be creating vast openings for development- but i guess we don’t know with this legislature.
All the mountain soil will wash down, covering the floor of the GSL in feet of debris, solving the arsenic issue. Bury in place. Side affect, has to fill all the water supply dams first.
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