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KNAU update for July 28

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KNAU Insider prEview – July 28th, 2017
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.
Tickets are available here.

Special KNAU pricing of $125 for sections B, C, D rows 1-10 * (first come first served)
Earth Notes: Fire and Archaeology

Wildfires in the West have gotten bigger and more intense over the last 40 years. The amount of land area burned has increased six-fold. On the Colorado Plateau, fires strip away plant life and open up a window to the past, revealing information from thousands of years ago. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Brain Food: Century-Old Cowboy Maps Tell Flagstaff’s History
A Flagstaff librarian is restoring century-old maps of Flagstaff once used by cowboys to determine grazing areas and water sources. Claudine Taillac says they were found in the basement of the historic Babbitt Building and were in need of some TLC. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Prescott Sells Ex-Fire Station Of Granite Mountain Hotshots
A fire station that was the former home of the Granite Mountain Hotshots in Prescott has been sold. The Prescott City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept a bid of $362,500 from the Arizona Service Company Inc. for Fire Station 7. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Gila River Indian Community Leaves Water in Lake Mead

The Gila River Indian Community has agreed to leave forty thousand acre feet of its Colorado River water in Lake Mead. The goal is to stave off future shortages. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Coconino County Supervisors Call on DOI to Maintain Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Designation
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors has passed a resolution in support of the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. It follows an executive order by President Trump to review more than two dozen monument designations throughout the country. Learn more at KNAU.org.