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3 days ago | knau.org | Melissa Sevigny

Federal agencies have finished digging out a side channel below Glen Canyon Dam that's been a breeding ground for nonnative fish. The -12 mile slough is a shallow, mostly disconnected part of the Colorado River in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Since March officials with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and National Park Service have worked to reconnect it to the main channel to bring in colder, faster, water. That should discourage nonnative species from breeding there.

1 week ago | knau.org | Adrian Skabelund

The number of fire weather days has nearly doubled since the early 1970s across much of the Southwest. Those are days with high temperatures, significant winds and very dry forest conditions. The analysis from the group Climate Central confirms what fire managers have said for years: that fire seasons are longer than ever before. Across northern Arizona, there are now nearly 50 more fire weather days than in 1973.

1 week ago | knau.org | Ryan Heinsius |A Martínez

Wildfire season in the Southwest is underway and the region has already seen several blazes, including the 20,000-acre Greer Fire in Arizona’s White Mountains. The latest federal wildfire forecast predicts above-normal potential in much of the West and even some southeastern states. This year, there’s also heightened concern that Trump administration staff cuts at the U.S. Forest Service could hinder firefighting efforts.

1 week ago | knau.org | Melissa Sevigny

Work has begun on a long-awaited wildlife overpass on Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff. It’s the first of three intended for the area, which wildlife biologists say will dramatically reduce car crashes with elk and other animals. KNAU's Melissa Sevigny spoke with Jeff Gagnon of the Arizona Game and Fish Department at the construction site. KNAU: "Tell me where we’re standing right now and what we’re looking at.

1 week ago | knau.org | Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers about the possible economic impact of the GOP tax and spending bill that narrowly passed in the House.