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KNAU Insider prEview – October 20th, 2017
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Brain Food: Gross But Real, New Projest Saves Birds from Porta-Potty Deaths
Getting stuck in a Porta-Potty is the stuff of nightmares. But it’s a foul reality for cavity-nesting birds like woodpeckers, boreal owls and American kestrels. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Eats and Beats: Singer-Songwriter Ed Kabotie Chronicles Joy and Struggle on the Colorado Plateau
Ed Kabotie is a third-generation artist and musician from the Hopi and Tewa tribes. His music has deep ties to his culture and the lands of his people, as well as environmental justice and other issues faced by many Native Americans. He fronts the Flagstaff reggae band Tha ‘Yoties. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Earth Notes: Potter Wasps
Native Americans in the Southwest are renowned for their beautiful ceramics. And it just could be they were inspired by watching a local insect build a nest of clay. The insect, also called a mason wasp, first moistens clay with saliva and cuts out the soil with sharp mandibles. Learn more at KNAU.org.
NAU Study: Fungi Helps Pinyon Pines Survive Drought

Climate models predict the pinyon pine could disappear from Arizona this century. New research from Northern Arizona University looks at why some pines survive and others don’t. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Tribal Lawmakers Work to Combat Human Trafficking on the Navajo Nation
Human sex trafficking has increased sharply throughout the U.S. in recent years. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports, now lawmakers on the Navajo Nation are working to prevent it on the reservation. Learn more at KNAU.org.