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Zachary Frankel

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Executive Director, Utah Rivers Council

Zachary Frankel is Executive Director of the Utah Rivers Council. Zach received his B.S. in Biology at the University of Utah and is the Executive Director of the Utah Rivers Council, which he founded in 1994. Zach has led many exciting campaigns to protect Utah’s rivers and is an expert on water policy in Utah. Zach lives with his family and their horses in the Salt Lake Valley and enjoys writing, making short films and all manner of outdoor sports.

Aug. 21, 2022

S1E16 Flood and Drought; Death Valley and the Great Salt Lake

As the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts contend with record rainfalls, climate change and urban development are drying up the Great Salt Lake. We talk to David Smith of Joshua Tree National Park about floods in desert parks, and Za...