September 2022, in our First Friday Arts segment.

Klamath Independent Film Festival plans late September September 16-18 at Ross Ragland Theater. Documentaries about death and displacement for the Modoc people, to a toga party to celebrate the making of "Animal House," it's a packed three days. We get further details on the plans from Festival Director Cassidy Quistorff and Klamath Film Board Chair Kurt Liedtke.

California runs ten demonstration forests to try out forestry techniques, and the largest is the Jackson Demonstration State Forest in Mendocino County. Save Jackson Coalition wants more traditional ecological knowledge brought to bear on the forest, and less logging. Matthew Simmons, Staff Attorney at Environmental Protection Information Center, and Michael Hunter, Chairman of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians.

Larry O'Neill, the Director of Oregon Climate Service, points out that global warming is no longer a future hypothetical, we're feeling the effects now.

Katherine Blunt covers utilities and renewable energy for the Wall Street Journal, so she knows the issues of PG&E well, and sums them up in a new book. California Burning, The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric–and What It Means for America's Power Grid traces the history, from early innovators to modern-day investors concerned primarily with getting greater returns on their stock.

Josh Gross, music player and creator, is our guide, compiling the list of musical events in the region September of 2022.

Medford Water Commission General Manager Brad Taylor. Julie Smitherman, Customer Service and Water Efficiency Manager, fills in the gaps on demand.

We catch up on the proper activities for late August and early September with Lynn Kunstman of Jackson County Master Gardeners.

Oregon forestry PIO Marcus Kauffman checks in with details of fire's size and behavior.

Jackson County Community Long-Term Recovery Group, Executive Director Caryn Wheeler Clay visits, with Board President Lucy Brossard, who is also Regional Recovery and Resilience Coordinator for Oregon Housing and Community Services talk about post Almeda Drive fire rebuilding.