In this edition of Local Motion, we talk with Kris Stewart, Delta County's Emergency Manager. Stewart provides an overview of the county's emergency management office's role and responsibilities. Local Motion is KVNF's weekly public affairs program. It airs Tuesdays evenings at 6 and Saturday mornings at 10:30.

Taya Jae with guest Host Jed Justeson were joined by Julia Butterfly Hill on todays Local Motion.

From simple hydrogen and helium, stars construct more complex atoms through nuclear fusion, subsequently producing intense radiation pressure.

On this edition of Local Motion, KVNF's Lisa Young speaks with Cheryl Cwelich, Water Resource Specialist for the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District. They talk about a low tech solution to restoring vital wetlands.

On this week’s Local Motion, we join Maeve Conran, the Rocky Mountain Community Radio coalition’s managing editor, for our regional news roundup. We’ll hear a feature on a weekly community dinner for seasonal workers in Snowmass, Colorado, an audio postcard on a creek that never freezes in winter and the ducks that enjoy it and an interview with the director of the new documentary In the Dirt about mountain biking on the Navajo Nation.

On this Local Motion, we’ll hear about why some people are choosing a living Christmas tree this holiday season. We also visit the Ute Mountain Ute Park in southwest Colorado. Maeve Conran shares a story on the pushback against efforts to ban children's books in Garfield County. Finally, we learn more about pedestrian dignity.

Local Motion Host Lisa Young speaks with Darnell Place-Wise, Executive Director for Delta Health Foundation, about the mission and upcoming Gala for the 21 year old nonprofit in Delta, County.

On Local Motion, we celebrate Native American Indian Heritage Month. We pay a visit to the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose where KVNF's Cassie Knust meets CJ Brafford, the museum's director and care keeper. We'll explore the history of the Ute tribe in our region and what efforts the museum is making to preserve that history. A high school in our region decided to create a Navajo language class. In a special report for the Mountain West News Bureau, a journalist in our region recently spoke with her 84-year-old grandmother about her experience in U.S.-supported boarding schools. Diné photographer and artist Eugene Tapahe shares about his Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project to bring awareness to Native American causes through the healing power of the traditional Ojibwe jingle dress dancers.

In this week’s edition we’ll learn about the latest on the Paonia Skate Park which includes a renovation of the skatepark with beautifully crafted concrete skate features. Host Lisa Young speaks with community members Jay Canode, Max Heepke and Taydin Pettit on what the new park means to the community.

In recognition of Latiné Heritage Month, KVNF's Cassie Knust takes a look at some of her favorite KVNF stories highlighting members of our Latiné community.