Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Category: Fire
AGAIN – Past Logging Makes a Fire Worse
As with the Creek Fire, logging, habitat clearance, and the creation of forest plantations by private corporations and the US Forest Service in the northern Sierra Nevada Bear Fire area are making the fire worse, and threatening lives as a result. The Bear Fire… Continue Reading “AGAIN – Past Logging Makes a Fire Worse”
The Creek Fire: Made Worse by Past Forest Service Actions
The fire that is the biggest current threat to lives and homes right now is the Creek Fire on the Sierra National Forest. It is currently 135,000 acres. The Creek Fire very rapidly raced through two earlier fires (French fire of 2014, and Aspen… Continue Reading “The Creek Fire: Made Worse by Past Forest Service Actions”
Lots of Burning Grass, and the Redwoods are OK – countering the false narrative about California wildfires
Dryness and heat, facilitated by human-caused climate change, are responsible for the large wildfires we are currently experiencing in California. It’s not about mature, native habitat. Unfortunately, in news stories about the fires, you’ve probably heard someone repeating the same misguided claim made during… Continue Reading “Lots of Burning Grass, and the Redwoods are OK – countering the false narrative about California wildfires”