Spikes in unhealthy, smoky air forcing Bend to readjust

When wildfire season is at its peak in late summer, Shalee Hanks-Mink is usually up at the crack of dawn. Before coffee, before anything, she is on her phone, checking various apps that display the current air quality readings in the area.

Hanks-Mink isn’t fighting wildfires but as youth recreation supervisor for Bend Park & Recreation District, she must closely monitor smoke levels in the city to determine if outdoor programs have the green light to proceed, must be moved indoors or canceled altogether.

Request full-text (for State Agency patrons only)

Source: Spikes in unhealthy, smoky air forcing Bend to readjust | Bend | bendbulletin.com