Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Tag: Cal Fire
Government to Mom – Clear Those Damn Azaleas!
The Stupidity of Zone Zeroand Other Feckless Fire Commandments in California One would think that after increasing losses of life and property from wildfire every decade, California would reconsider its forest-centric, clearance-of-habitat approach to fire risk reduction. Instead, the state is doubling down on… Continue Reading “Government to Mom – Clear Those Damn Azaleas!”
Appellate Court to Cal Fire – You’re Making the Landscape More Flammable
After twenty years of fighting, Nature and Fire Safety have prevailed The California Appellate Court ruled in the chaparral’s favor yesterday afternoon in our lawsuit against Cal Fire and their insidious plan to clear millions of acres of native habitat in California. We won… Continue Reading “Appellate Court to Cal Fire – You’re Making the Landscape More Flammable”
The Preciousness of Life
As a reader of our journal, and thus caring about the world, about others, about Nature, I’m pretty sure you’ve had moments like I had yesterday morning. Since the election, the internal framework we have assembled to protect our hearts will occasionally shudder. Mine… Continue Reading “The Preciousness of Life”