Tag: California Coastal Commission

Nature is Not Our Garden in Need of “Tending”

Posted on March 26, 2024 by CA Chaparral Institute

– How the California Coastal Commission is Failing Us –The clearance of old-growth Bishop Pine Forests at Tomales Bay State Park In the summer of 1972, my friend Eric Strom and I went door to door to encourage our neighbors to vote for Proposition… Continue Reading “Nature is Not Our Garden in Need of “Tending””

Category: Fire suppressionTags: Bishop pine, CalFire, California Coastal Commission, clearance, Habitat Clearance, Indigenous fire use, Logging, Native American fire use, One Tam, prescribed fire, Pt. Reyes, Tomales Bay State Park, wildfire resilience

What’s Public Testimony Worth?

Posted on July 28, 2021 by CA Chaparral Institute

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A few things have changed in politics since the days of the Roman Senate and Assemblies. Assassinations of one’s opponents are generally rare. And the chance that a great orator can move an assembled body to vote in a particular way, as Cicero could,… Continue Reading “What’s Public Testimony Worth?”

Category: Reconnecting with Self, Social ChangeTags: California Coastal Commission, Kristin Gaspar, Otay Ranch, Roman Senate, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, testify, wildfire

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