Using hi tech equipment to search for explosives and watch out for any suspicious activity. All the intelligence and data funnels to the fbi command center. Not far from levis stadium. Where Police Agencies can instantly share information. Authorities admit suspects acting on their own are a concern. It is all about identifying the lone wolf before he or she acts. Super bowl organizers told us they want airtight security. But not so overwhelming that it becomes intimidating for fans. Sot Renee Meachum fan it makes you feel safe, but also makes you feel like you are in a foreign country. I think it send the message that we will be protected. On super bowl sunday, 70,000 fans will pack the stadium. And while Authorities Say there have been no threats, they are taking no chances with the safety of fans and players on the nfl s biggest day of the year. The bay area is already home to the some of the nations most sophisticated surveillance sophisticated surveillance equipment. Thanks teri.
Making. It was put together by an amazing team, some of whom are in the audience. I see jessica and ruby her daughter. Welckermoore wendy was assisted so a bully by Cheryl Maslin and an amazing team of archivists, librarians, curators and it is largely inspired by the woman we will get to hear from in a minute, jen huntley. When we were thinking of creating an exhibition on yosemite, the power of the place and the complications of that icon and the sacredness of the landscapes all spoke to us. We created not one narrative but, as you can tell, about 23. Ebook thatnhanced is coming out soon to delve deeper into the complexities of the rich and beautiful and complicated Human History there. Tonight, youre in for a real treat. Y is an environmental historian of Sierra Nevada and the pacific rim. She is the assistant professor of humanities at the command to college in reno. She is a true cult scholar and thinker and his compassionate and intelligent. She was a treat to work with here as s
1847. Brigham young and the planar party are moving west and they get to this location and they need to get across the north platte river. It does not look overly intimidating but that but back then, there were not dams upstream and you did not have a regular to channel. When they get here on june 12, youve got a big river that you have to contend with. In june, youve got the snowmelt coming out of the mountains on the river is as big as it will be all year whenever the pioneers are showing up here. Were looking at a river that is almost 1000 feet across. What they had done as they built a ferry operation. Prior to that, you just forwarded the river and found the shallow spot and hoped the river was shallow enough to ford it and the ferry operations became a safer way to cross so once they cross their party, they realized there were a lot of immigrants on the trail and we can help others for a small fee. They set up a ferry operation during the migration period each summer in the first
Fourth woman. Welcome you here tonight. I see some familiar faces and some new ones. By our newounded exhibition, which was two years in the making and created for you by an amazing team. It is largely inspired by the woman who you get to hear from in a minute, jen huntley. But we were thinking about creating a next mission on yosemite, the power of the place, the complications of the icon, the sacredness of the landscape all spoke to us and we narratives and are deeperd ebook delving into that beautiful and complicated human history. Tonight, you are in for a real treat. Jen huntley is an environmental historian of the sierra nevada. Assistant professor of humanities in reno. She is a true scholar and thinker and compassion and an intelligent. She was a treat to work with here as she was our lead historian on this project. She created a really powerful book that you can purchase. Tonight, she will unfold for you some of those complicated narratives of such a beautiful and powerful pla