Monday July 26, 2021

Community members gathered along the Pack Creek drainage yesterday evening to witness a flash flood driven by rains in the Manti-La Sal National Forest. The soft trickle of Pack Creek became rushing, muddy waters full of debris, which some say smelled like burned earth. The Pack Creek Fire burned 9,000 acres in the mountains this June, and experts familiar with burn scars said there could be potential for increased flooding in the area. Plus, Lake Powell reaches its lowest point yet, the Navajo Nation struggles with drought conditions, and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland discusses federal conservation legislation in Colorado.

Show Notes:

Photo: A flash flood in Pack Creek carried mud and debris through the drainage on Sunday evening.

U.S. Forest Service: Pack Creek Fire closures still in effect (7/22/21)
https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7.22.2021_updated-packcreek-closure_press-release.docx

KUNC: Lake Powell - Nation’s Second-Largest Reservoir - Hits Record low
https://www.kunc.org/environment/2021-07-24/lake-powell-nations-second-largest-reservoir-hits-record-low?fbclid=IwAR1k_MuKNn386os-H6oZI49IJzP2Rw3K9BRFdG-F8n6z-xFc-uDiQAKU4P8

KJZZ: Drought Continues To Impact Navajo Nation
https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1700942/drought-continues-impact-navajo-nation?_ga=2.128008908.1949674385.1626721454-384238978.1615335712

Ouray County Plaindealer: Counties push for CORE Act at meeting with Interior Secretary Haaland
https://www.ouraynews.com/news/counties-push-core-act-meeting-interior-secretary-haaland