Peeling Back The Bark
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Happy 40th Birthday, Woodsy Owl!
By James Lewis on September 15, 2011Give a hoot—and a holler—for Woodsy Owl! Today’s his birthday. Or at least it’s the 40th anniversary of the press conference announcing Woodsy’s arrival. And that’s close enough for us. We won’t bore you with the details of how he came to be. You can learn that at this blog post. Instead, we’ll share the original…
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September 11, 1893: Forest Fire Researcher Harry Gisborne’s Birthday
By James Lewis on September 12, 2011Family and friends probably had to be careful when they lit the candles on a birthday cake for Harry Gisborne. As the first true specialist in forest fire research in the country, he might have held court about fire danger while the candles burned down to the icing. Kidding aside, Gisborne’s work included fire danger…
