Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Category: Misconceptions
The Myth of “Park-like” Forests in the Past
A research paper released yesterday finally did it for us. “The most profound implication of this study is that the need for forest ‘restoration’ designed to reduce variation in fire behavior may be much less extensive than implied by many current forest management plans… Continue Reading “The Myth of “Park-like” Forests in the Past”
Words Matter: It’s not fuel
Words matter. We’ve had quite a discussion on our Facebook page this past week over the word “fuel.” It is related to the misuse of the word “forest” for the four national forests in southern California. Habitat is not fuel. Chaparral is not forest.… Continue Reading “Words Matter: It’s not fuel”
Myths persist about wildfires in Southern California
There are a number of serious misconceptions about wildland fire in a 10/27/13 article in the San Diego Union-Tribune (Forests Healing Slowly From Cedar Fire) about the 2003 Cedar Fire. 1. The Cedar Fire was not the largest forest fire in California history. The… Continue Reading “Myths persist about wildfires in Southern California”