The wetlands of Great Salt Lake (GSL) are internationally important bird use areas, ecological wonders, and local treasures. I feel lucky to have spent each summer during 2012–2015 immersed in these wetlands, identifying plants as part of my dissertation work at Utah State University. Native wetland plants are the first link in complex food webs, and they highlight the unique ecology of each wetland community and the diversity of wetland-dependent bird species.