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Farmington Bay WMA
Coordinates: 40.955141, -111.9191396 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

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From Utah Birders website

About Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area
During migration, the diversity of sound and color astounds visitors to Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area (WMA). Hundreds of thousands of waterbirds, songbirds, and raptors visit this area during the migration and nesting seasons. More than 200 different species have been documented on the management area.

Farmington Bay WMA was built in 1935. Several agencies and organizations joined forces with the original construction. Utah DWR has managed the area ever since and has purchased and developed additional wetland acreage, increasing the original 3,800 acres to more than 18,000 acres.

In the mid-1980s, the lake rose and flooded the entire management area. This unprecedented high water displaced wildlife and damaged dikes, water control structures and wetland vegetation. Although moderate lake level fluctuations are a natural and beneficial part of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, this once-in-a-hundred-year flood event caused severe damage. A massive reconstruction effort has been underway since the lake receded.

In 1991, the Great Salt Lake and associated wetlands including Farmington Bay WMA were dedicated into the Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network. This designation reflects the significance of this ecosystem to more than 30 species and millions of individual shorebirds. From Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area webpage

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