The Bootleg Fire: Surviving a Perfect Storm
The Bootleg Fire – which torched more than 400,000 acres before being fully contained in August – was the second-largest wildfire in the United States in 2021 and the third-largest in Oregon since 1900. Join the Friends of the Klamath County Library online on Wednesday, January 19th at 2pm for a discussion with local retired lawyer Bill Ganong about the “perfect storm” of conditions that led to the explosive fire, and how his family was able to mitigate damage to their property through their approach to forest management.