BEDFORD — Teena Ligman, Chair of the Indiana Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association, will present a program on Indiana lookout towers on Thursday, March 26. The program will be held at the Otis Park Bath House at 6 p.m. and include pictures and stories of most of Indiana’s 14 remaining towers.
Ligman worked as a tower lookout in the 1970s, so he has a vast knowledge of these towers, how the towermen did their job, and their history. She hopes to share her interest and passion for these tall sentinels of our Forests with the public. Even today, there is no better perspective from which to view our forests than from the top of a lookout tower, and many towers are still open to the public to climb.
Ligman will also discuss the Georgia Fire, the most famous local wildfire in Lawrence County, and the role the Georgia Tower, which once stood west of Mitchell, played in that fire.
Please RSVP for the program by March 25 so officials know how many people to expect by calling 812-275-5692 or emailing gdorsett@bedford.in.us.
Mark your calendars for the April 23 program on how to Take Care of Yard Trees. Jacob Roos, Director of Urban Forestry from Indianapolis, will be in Bedford to discuss planting the right tree in the right place, properly pruning trees, identifying tree defects, and general stewardship of urban trees.
