Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Category: Fire suppression
How to Respond to the Recent Wildfires
To our friends in the Los Angeles area who have suffered from the recent wildfires. We are so sorry for the devastation and sadness you are facing. To those of you who want to actively seek change, we humbly offer our advice. After more… Continue Reading “How to Respond to the Recent Wildfires”
Nature is Not Our Garden in Need of “Tending”
– How the California Coastal Commission is Failing Us –The clearance of old-growth Bishop Pine Forests at Tomales Bay State Park In the summer of 1972, my friend Eric Strom and I went door to door to encourage our neighbors to vote for Proposition… Continue Reading “Nature is Not Our Garden in Need of “Tending””
New Study Finds Increase in California Forest Fires Over the Past Half-century is Attributable to Human-caused Climate Change
Drying landscapes = More landscapes burnPast fire suppression activitiesor lack of “cultural burning” are not a factor Four new observations should change the current narrative about wildfires. Will these new facts change the wildfire narrative? In the short run, we are doubtful. Why?