Good wildfire news? Evidence from the Bootleg Fire supports thinning forests
A story from Oregon offers lessons for a dried-out, overheated West. Nathanael Johnson Sr. Staff Writer (Grist.org) As the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon swept toward him last week, Pete Caligiuri of The Nature Conservancy hustled to lay out water pipes and start the sprinklers to wet down the area surrounding a remote…