KNAU update for June 23

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KNAU Insider prEview – June 23rd, 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)

Earth Notes: Tree Bark Thickness
Next time you pass a mature ponderosa pine, notice its broad plates of orange-red bark etched with black crevices. That thick, puzzle-shaped bark helps the tree survive moderate forest fires by protecting the inside of the trunk from overheating. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Stage II Fire Restrictions In Effect For Coconino National Forest

The Coconino National Forest will begin stage II fire restrictions Thursday morning at 8 a.m. It bans all campfires and charcoal and wood stoves, even in developed areas, along with many other fire-causing activities.Learn more at KNAU.org.

Navajo Council Waiting For Special Session On Plant Lease
The Navajo Nation Council has tabled legislation seeking to extend the lease on a coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona. Council members say they’ll wait for a special session on the issue Monday in Window Rock. Learn more at KNAU.org.