Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Category: Misconceptions
The Rim Fire did not “kill everything”
It’s time to replace the incorrect “forest fires kill everything” notion reflected in the LA Times article on the Rim Fire (9/24/13) with what actually happens. A burned forest is full of life-in-reserve. It will recover despite our hand wringing. It was gratifying to read… Continue Reading “The Rim Fire did not “kill everything””
Silver Fire Defies Popular Beliefs About Wildfire
Silver Fire Defies Popular Beliefs About Wildfireby Burning Within the Deadly 2006 Esperanza Fire ScarAccording to conventional wisdom, the seven-year-old vegetationwas not supposed to burn SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Defying the fundamental assumption underlying Cal Fire’s new vegetation treatment proposal (that older “overgrown” vegetation… Continue Reading “Silver Fire Defies Popular Beliefs About Wildfire”
Fire Service Unfairly Blamed for Wildfires
Research rejects past fire suppression and “unnatural” fuel build-up as factors in the size and occurrence of large fires in southern California A new scientific review and five major studies now refute the often repeated notion that past fire suppression and “unnatural” fuel build-up… Continue Reading “Fire Service Unfairly Blamed for Wildfires”