Monday October 12, 2020

Although a federal court in Montana recently took away William Perry Pendley’s authority to make decisions as acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, the Wyoming native is currently travelling around the region to let people know his job remains largely the same. Plus, a newly launched digital exhibit explores the similarities in Utah during the 1918 flu pandemic and the current COVID-19 pandemic. And later we begin a series taking a closer look at where water and fire intersect across the West.

Show Notes:

Photo: A firefighter watches the flames in Yellowstone National Park during the 1988 fires. (Jim Peako/National Park Service)

Utah Public Radio: Exhibit Examines Similarities Between Spanish Influenza in Utah, The Current Pandemic
https://www.upr.org/post/exhibit-examines-similarities-between-spanish-influenza-utah-current-pandemic

KHOL: In Yellowstone, America's 'First Water Park,' Decades-Old Blaze Marked Start of Megafire Era
https://891khol.org/in-yellowstone-americas-first-water-park-decades-old-blaze-marked-start-of-megafire-era/