Tuesday June 22, 2021

In the early days of the Pack Creek Fire, Moab community members wrote ‘elegies’ to the La Sal Mountains across their social media platforms, expressing their connection to the local alpine landscape and how it feels to watch it burn. Some of these words are now collected into a small ‘chapbook’ put together by the staff at Back of Beyond Books. Today on the news, we speak to a wildfire social scientist on the concept of ‘solastalgia,’ a term that describes the emotional distress caused from environmental change. Plus, our partners at Aspen Public Radio interview a team as they make a burned area near Glenwood Springs accessible to recreation and help keep nearby waterways from filling with ash.

Show Notes:

Photo: A small ‘chapbook’ of elegies related to the Pack Creek Fire was put together by the staff at Back of Beyond Books.

La Sal Mountain Elegies: Pack Creek Fire, June 2021
http://www.backofbeyondbooks.com/pdfs/LaSalMountainElegies61821.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3ysbA9dBExolR9o3UzvKjVQ1HZHWepWgA6v0CtP-FGw6VXoeu2-OfUDCQ
La Sal Mountain Elegies Community Gathering: June 21, 2021
https://www.facebook.com/moabbooks/videos/1199078610554646

Aspen Public Radio: The West Is Still Recovering From The 2020 Wildfire Season While Preparing For The Next
https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/2021-06-15/the-west-is-still-recovering-from-the-2020-wildfire-season-while-preparing-for-the-next