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KNAU update for June 16

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KNAU Insider prEview – June 16th, 2017
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Garrison Keillor Returns To Flagstaff August 26th
Mark your calendars as KNAU is bringing Garrison Keillor back to Flagstaff on Saturday August 26th with a live performance at the Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill Park in Flagstaff, AZ.

Two-plus hours of stories, love duets, Guy Noir, Cowboys, poetic outbursts, and their famous Singing Intermission at which the Eager & Able-Bodied stand and sing around the campfire. Garrison Keillor celebrating his 75th, with the extraordinary Aoife O’Donovan, sound-effects genius Fred Newman, Richard Dworsky and the Road Hounds.

Tickets are available here.

Special KNAU pricing of $125 for sections B, C, D rows 1-10 * (first come first served)
Fire Restrictions to Take Effect Across Northern Arizona

New restrictions aimed at preventing human-caused wildfires have taken effect in two northern Arizona national forests. In Coconino and Kaibab forests restriction prohibit fires, campfires and use of charcoal, coal and wood stoves except within a developed recreation site. Please follow our fire season reporting at KNAU.org.
2 Arizona Health Insurers Sticking It Out In 2018
The only two insurance companies offering individual health plans on federal exchanges in Arizona have filed paperwork to continue selling coverage in 2018. Officials with Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona and Centene Corp’s Ambetter by Health Net say they’ve filed with the state Department of Insurance to continue offering insurance. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Earth Notes: Edgar Alexander Mearns
On a cloudy, windy day in June 1887, Edgar Mearns climbed Mount Humphreys, Arizona’s highest peak. Taking shelter behind a pile of stones, he was joined by a broad-tailed hummingbird-a fitting companion for one of America’s greatest ornithologists. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Hikers Give their Sweat and Blood to Science
Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon’s rim-to-rim trail is not an ordinary day hike: a marathon in distance, a mile change in elevation, through a desert that swings through extremes of heat and cold. Rim-to-rim hikers put their bodies through a grueling experience. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Brain Food: Milkweeds for Monarchs
Scientists have noticed a sharp population decline in monarch butterflies migrating between Mexico and Canada. Flagstaff entomologist Mike Wagner wants to know if growing more milkweed will boost their numbers. Learn more at KNAU.org.