Black Island Farms » What to do Nearby http://www.blackislandfarms.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:50:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Shorelands Preserve http://www.blackislandfarms.com/blog/2007/08/06/great-salt-lake-shorelands-preserve/ http://www.blackislandfarms.com/blog/2007/08/06/great-salt-lake-shorelands-preserve/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:18:04 +0000 admin http://www.blackislandfarms.com/blog/2007/08/06/great-salt-lake-shorelands-preserve/ "Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve, formerly called Layton Wetlands Preserve, is the Conservancy’s first preserve in Utah. The preserve is part of a spectacular complex of wetlands, where fresh water meets the salty lake. Black Island Farms is adjacent to the Shorelands Preserve.

The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve is a unique system of salt and fresh water marshes, ponds, pools, sloughs and mudflats. It is a rich feeding ground for tens of thousands of migrating birds, which use the Great Salt Lake as a resting point on their journeys from Canada to points in Central and South America. In fact, some of the largest gatherings of wildlife ever recorded on the Great Salt Lake have been observed here.

Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve is the lake’s largest nesting area for white-faced ibis. The preserve is also home to a large concentration of snowy plovers, American avocets and black-necked stilts, which nest along the shorelines on saline flats and in bulrush marshes. Large numbers of waterfowl including redhead, cinnamon teal, mallard and gadwall are reared along the lake’s shores."

Source: The Nature Conservancy Website

In 2000, Black Island Farms sold a conservation easement on 40 acres adjacent to the Great Salt Lake Shore Land Preserve to the Nature Conservancy. This 40 acres of good farm land is now a part of the preserve. It is 40 acres of upland to enhance the wet lands. This 40 acres will be permantly farmed open space.

Visit the Nature Conservancy website for more information.

]]> http://www.blackislandfarms.com/blog/2007/08/06/great-salt-lake-shorelands-preserve/feed/ 0 Antelope Island State Park http://www.blackislandfarms.com/blog/2007/07/30/visit-the-local-museum/ http://www.blackislandfarms.com/blog/2007/07/30/visit-the-local-museum/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:35:47 +0000 admin http://www.blackislandfarms.com/blog/2007/07/30/visit-the-local-museum/ Antelope Island State Park, the largest island in the Great Salt Lake, is home to a roaming herd of 500 bison. Pronghorn and bighorn sheep also share the rangelands that overlook the desert lake.

Opportunities to view wildlife are available on backcountry trails, which are open to horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking and cross-country skiing. A visitor center offers information on the island’s unique biology, geology and history.

Get more information on Antelope Island State Park …

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