Lee Kay Ponds

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Utah Birders:

Below is a press release from Bob Walters, Watchable Wildlife Coordinator for DWR regarding the Lee Kay Ponds at the Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Facility and birding opportunities.

Bill Fenimore
Wild Bird Center
Layton, Utah
(801) 525-8400

New Wildlife Viewing area now open for Birdwatchers
Ponds filled with great blue herons, Canada geese, ducks, and other birds just became easier to view with the opening of the Lee Kay Ponds Auto Loop Road. Located on Division of Wildlife Resources' property south of the Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Facility at 6030 W. California Ave., the Lee Kay Ponds provide people in the Salt Lake Valley a place to relax and enjoy nature and wildlife viewing.


The auto loop road, which provides excellent viewing of the ponds, officially opened May 10. Bob Walters, Watchable Wildlife Program Coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, reported, "This is a great wildlife viewing area that isn't far from the heart of the Salt Lake Valley. We're surrounded by urban sprawl in the valley and need open space. These ponds help provide that."


The Lee Kay Ponds Auto Loop Road was built near the ponds by the Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Facility. The road includes four wildlife viewing pullouts and a gazebo, complete with binocular viewers. "The facilities the solid waste facility has built are very, very nice and provide people a comfortable way to relax and watch the myriad of birds that use the area," Walters said.


The auto loop road is open year-round, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. For more information, call Walters at (801) 538-4771 or the Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Facility at (801) 974-6902.