Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Category: Forests
We’re getting ‘Indigenous’ controlled burning all wrong
In Pursuit of Logic: Part I of V The call by non-Indigenous people to incorporate a romanticized, stereotyped version of Native American fire use is a thinly veiled attempt to appropriate Native culture for the same reason colonial powers have done so in the… Continue Reading “We’re getting ‘Indigenous’ controlled burning all wrong”
How Truth Metastasized Into A Lie – The Fire Suppression Fallacy (Part I)
– The Justification Du Jour to Eliminate Nature – We are being lied to. It didn’t start out that way, but as is often the case when money and power are involved, the truth has suffered. And the lie has been crafted to be… Continue Reading “How Truth Metastasized Into A Lie – The Fire Suppression Fallacy (Part I)”
How does the Forest Service define forest health?
By George Wuerthner The Forest Service justifies logging forests based on what it calls “forest health.” The agency claims logging will “restore” resiliency. But few ask what exactly constitutes a healthy forest ecosystem? The agency defines forest health as a lack of tree mortality,… Continue Reading “How does the Forest Service define forest health?”