<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/westmont-news/westmont-reads-focuses-big-burn.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>02/20/2014</pubDate><title>Westmont Reads Focuses on 'The Big Burn'</title><excerpt>Westmont hosts a panel discussion about wildfire as part of Westmont Reads Thursday, March 6, from 2-3 p.m. in Voskuyl Library. This year, the annual program focuses on the book “The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America” by Timothy Egan. The program includes a series of events, including book discussions and featured speakers at UC Santa Barbara and at public libraries in Santa Barbara and Montecito.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/blogs-legacy/2014/02/TeaFire_0027-505x335.jpg" alt="The 2008 Tea Fire at Westmont (Ray Ford photo)"/>
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