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”
Category: Climate Change, Fire, Misconceptions, Native Animals, Native Plants, Reconnecting to Nature, Value of Native SpeciesTags: Cal Fire, California State Parks, chaparral, chaparral biome, human-centric, Jack 4 the Planet, Nature Conservancy, Richard Halsey, US Forest Service
Posted on September 26, 2022
by CA Chaparral Institute
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Due to a sudden influx of money, a federal agency that had once shown promise of becoming a protector of native chaparral habitat, has become a destroyer. The Los Padres National Forest plans to clear a quarter million acres of habitat, most of which… Continue Reading “Destroyer of Habitat – US Forest Service”
Category: Fire, Habitat ClearanceTags: Alisal Fire, Arctostaphylos refugioensis, chaparral, Christopher Stubbs, Ecological Restoration Plan, Gaviota, Kyle Kinports, Los Padres National Forest, Refugio manzanita, Santa Barbara, Whittier Fire
Posted on September 8, 2022
by CA Chaparral Institute
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In Pursuit of Logic: Part V of V “Although most Americans know they are supposed to say ‘We learn from our mistakes,’ deep down they don’t believe it for a minute.”– Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson The key issue we have been struggling with… Continue Reading “Science Provides, Wisdom Will Lead”
Category: Climate Change, Fire, Habitat Clearance, MisconceptionsTags: America the Beautiful, California Indians, crying Indian, Cultural appropriation, Don Hankins, Frank Waters, Indigenous burning, Indigenous fire, Iron Eyes Cody, Masked Gods, Native American fire use, prescribed fire, Sara A Clark, Scott Stephens
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