Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Category: Habitat Clearance
Our Day in Court – Suing Cal Fire to Protect Nature in California
– Five Reasons Why Cal Fire’s Approach to Wildfire Prevention is Wrong – November 9, 2023 is the date (updated – the schedule was moved forward two months). The future of wild Nature in California depends on how the courts ultimately rule. After more… Continue Reading “Our Day in Court – Suing Cal Fire to Protect Nature in California”
Landmark Study Finds Pattern of “Falsification of the Scientific Record” in Government-Funded Wildfire Studies
– How Truth Metastasized Into A Lie – The Fire Suppression Fallacy –(Part III) An unprecedented study was published today in the peer-reviewed journal Fire, exposing a broad pattern of scientific misrepresentations and omissions that have caused a “falsification of the scientific record” in recent forest… Continue Reading “Landmark Study Finds Pattern of “Falsification of the Scientific Record” in Government-Funded Wildfire Studies”
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”