Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Category: Fire
The Beginnings of the Fire Suppression Fallacy
– How Truth Metastasized Into A Lie – The Fire Suppression Fallacy –(Part IV) How did the observation that fire suppression has caused some forests to miss several natural fire cycles metastasize into a pernicious stereotype that has convinced huge numbers of people that… Continue Reading “The Beginnings of the Fire Suppression Fallacy”
Chainsaw Medicine is Not the Answer
– How Truth Metastasized Into A Lie – The Fire Suppression Fallacy –(Part II) As the Cal Fire and the US Forest Service continue to promote the notion that Nature is sick and needs immediate “treatment” by logging and clearing habitat, George Wuerthner, renowned ecologist… Continue Reading “Chainsaw Medicine is Not the Answer”
New Video – California Chaparral: The Most Underrated Biome
How did Nature ever survive without us? This is a question those who eagerly manipulate wildlands need to ask themselves, be they from environmental management organizations like California State Parks and the Nature Conservancy, or fire agencies like Cal Fire and the US Forest… Continue Reading “New Video – California Chaparral: The Most Underrated Biome”
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