Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Tag: Indigenous burning
State of the Chaparral – 2025
Despite the negative impact it can have on our hearts, it is prudent to be aware that a growing anthropocentric mind-set is posing increasing challenges to, as John Muir wrote, our fellow mortals. During the late 1960s and 1970s, the respect for Nature and… Continue Reading “State of the Chaparral – 2025”
New Study Finds Increase in California Forest Fires Over the Past Half-century is Attributable to Human-caused Climate Change
Drying landscapes = More landscapes burnPast fire suppression activitiesor lack of “cultural burning” are not a factor Four new observations should change the current narrative about wildfires. Will these new facts change the wildfire narrative? In the short run, we are doubtful. Why?