Bootleg Fire

The Bootleg Fire, named after the nearby Bootleg Spring, was a large wildfire that started near Beatty, Oregon, on July 6, 2021. Before being fully contained on 15 August 2021, it had burned 413,765 acres. It is the third-largest fire in the history of Oregon since 1900.

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What does it mean to thin a forest?

Thinning is the term foresters apply to removal of some trees from a stand to give others more room (and resources) to grow. I've recommended thinning to hundreds of landowners – as a tool for improving timber value, making sites more productive, and – perhaps most commonly — for keeping trees healthy.

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