Press, interviews, and updates from The Plant Institute Inc.
The Plant Institute Inc. is an active commentator on water policy, the Great Salt Lake, urban forestry, and landscape water reduction. This page hosts our published articles, media interviews, and program announcements as they go live, plus press contact and our monthly Utah Water Report newsletter.
Water, canopy, and conservation in plain language.
Articles, interviews, and updates.
As The Plant Institute Inc. publishes articles and gives interviews, they appear here. Subscribe to the monthly Water Report below to be notified when new pieces release.
COMING SOON
Articles publish here as they go live.
The Plant Institute Inc. is preparing its first set of published articles, interviews, and conservation updates. They will appear on this page as they release. Check back, or subscribe to the monthly Water Report below to be notified.
New articles and interviews are added as they publish.
What we write about.
Our publishing focuses on the topics where Utah homeowners, HOAs, city staff, and journalists most often need a research-backed answer.
Great Salt Lake
Inflow status, watershed pressure, conservation policy, citizen-level levers.
Drought conditions
Seasonal status from Utah DWR and USGS, what it means for residential rate tiers.
Irrigation efficiency
Sprinkler optimization, smart-controller programming, ET scheduling, rebate availability.
Canopy science
Tree water use, structural pruning, urban forestry, the cost of mass canopy loss.
Urban heat
Surface temperatures, microclimate, the heat island effect, why landscape choices set local temperature.
Xeriscape myths
Why removal-first conversion underdelivers, and what alternatives outperform it on water and heat.
Working on a story?
Plant Institute Inc. researchers are available for interviews on Utah water conservation, the Great Salt Lake, canopy management, urban heat, irrigation efficiency, and municipal pilot programs. Public-source citations are provided alongside every quote.
press@plantinstitute.org
For interview requests, fact-check confirmation, and access to forthcoming publications under embargo.
RESPONSE
1 business day
We respond to legitimate press inquiries within one business day. Same-day for breaking-news context where possible.
BACKGROUND
Citations on request
We provide public-source citations for every figure quoted and will not give a number we can't source. See our public sources →
