Derek Dowsett is the Producer of the County Seat. Now entering his 11th season of the program, he has received what he considers a "Crash Course" in County Government.

We discuss the challenges of managing the Utah Prairie Dog in Iron County with Laura Romin from Fish and Wildlife, and Chris Keleher from the Utah Department of Natural Resources. The collaborative effort of UPDRIP, Utah Prairie Dog Recovery Implementation Program, is bringing the stakeholders together to get funding to help recover the species and mitigate the damage the Prairie Dogs cause.