Sentinel Landscapes are where conservation, working lands, and national defense meet. Focused on military installations and ranges, they support USDA, DOD, DOI, and FEMA missions. These diverse landscapes—from open space and wildlife habitat to rangelands and agriculture—are designed to achieve ecological restoration and resilience while balancing national defense and environmental needs.
The Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape (GSLSL) in northern Utah spans over 2.7 million acres. It includes the Western Hemisphere's largest saline lake, Utah's largest natural freshwater lake, and four military installations: Hill Air Force Base, Camp Williams, Tooele Army Depot, and Air Force Little Mountain Test Facility. Hill Air Force Base oversees the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR), the largest block of special-use airspace in the continental United States.
- Sustain a dynamic partnership with the prowess, resources, and resolve to accomplish the stated goals and objectives.
- Maintain and improve military installation and community resilience by mitigating impacts from incompatible development in a manner that will reinforce agriculture, wildlife habitat, and recreation.
- Mitigate the devastating effects of catastrophic wildfires through fuel management and agency collaboration.
- Bolster installation and community resilience through projects that enhance and protect water sources and the Great Salt Lake ecosystem.
- Protect and preserve migratory bird and mule deer migration corridors through projects safeguarding critical habitat.
Bear River Land Conservancy · Bureau of Land Management · Compatible Lands Foundation · Conservation Lands Foundation · Department of Defense, REPI · Ducks Unlimited · Eagle Mountain City · Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance · GSL Watershed Enhancement Trust · Herriman City · Hill Air Force Base · Intermountain West Joint Venture · Little Mountain Test Facility · Military Installation Development Authority · National Audubon Society · National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Office of the GSL Commissioner · Salt Lake County · The Conservation Fund · The Nature Conservancy · Tooele Army Depot · Trust Lands Administration · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · U.S. Department of Agriculture, FS · U.S. Department of Agriculture, NRCS · U.S. Department of Interior, FWS · U.S. Geological Survey · Utah Association of Conservation Districts · Utah Defense Alliance · Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Utah Department of Natural Resources · Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs · Utah Division of Indian Affairs · Utah Lake Authority · Utah National Guard – Camp Williams · USU Janet Quinney Lawson ILWA · Utah Wildlife Federation · Western Rivers Conservancy · World Resources Institute
Marisa Weinberg, [email protected]
Marisa Weinberg serves as the Coordinator for the Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape. She holds a Master of Natural Resources from Utah State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Conservation from the University of California, Berkeley. Most recently, she worked for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands as the Sovereign Lands Program Manager for Great Salt Lake, where she was focused on upholding the Public Trust in land management to protect and preserve the lake. With this depth of experience on Great Salt Lake, Marisa is well-poised to link ongoing conservation efforts with the goals of the Sentinel Landscape Partnership.