Praise to the ancient great lake
whose legacy is etched into our expansive landscape,
whose minerals build our bones,
whose generosity holds us
and our wild family of birds and brine
with the arms of the great mother.

Praise to the ancient great lake
whose namesake graced my elementary school
and taught me without books,
about honesty, integrity, and wholeness.
It is this rightness that is now calling to back me to help heal this lake.

Praise to even the forgetfulness which has made my heart sleep
regarding the importance of this lake
and praise the abrupt awakening to the truth
that now is the time to act.
Praise be to the ebbing tides of apathy
as we fight to fill our lake again.

Scott Moore is a native Utahn who learned to fall in love with the lake through regular visits, through art, and poetry. “Learning to love the bird refuge was an essential element of falling in love with the entire natural world."