Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Category: Habitat Clearance
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?”
CAL FIRE IS OUT OF CONTROL PART II
A beautiful native landscape above Santa Barbara targeted for clearance by Cal Fire. This remarkable, old-growth ceanothus and manzanita chaparral stand decorates the mountain slopes above Santa Barbara, California. Such chaparral communities support the state’s rich biodiversity, biodiversity that Governor Newsom has claimed he… Continue Reading “CAL FIRE IS OUT OF CONTROL PART II”
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