KNAU update for Aug. 2 — Poetry Friday: Eco-Poetry, Becoming One With Nature

Eco-poetry is a style of nature poetry that is less about describing nature and more about becoming one with it. At least that’s how Flagstaff poet Pam Davenport does it. She teaches eco-poetry workshops in beautiful outdoor settings, and encourages participants to experiment with writing from the perspective of a plant, or animal, or season. Learn more at KNAU.org.

There’s no curbside recycling for the twelve villages that make up the Hopi reservation. That’s mainly because of remoteness and sheer distance from potential buyers of recyclable materials. But, a brother and sister team are trying to change that. Learn more at KNAU.org.

The Museum Fire north of Flagstaff ignited in an area of forest recently thinned by the Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project, a voter-approved forest restoration initiative. Log decks and slash piles were still on the ground. Learn more at KNAU.org.

A group of artists, scientists and geologists is wrapping up a raft trip from Wyoming to Arizona following the route of John Wesley Powell’s historic exploration of the Colorado River 150 years ago. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Arizona Republican U.S. Senator Martha McSally is co-sponsor of a bill that would encourage the adoption or retirement of animals no longer needed for research in federal laboratories. Learn more at KNAU.org.