Blaming Wildfires On Environmentalists
A special guest column from Treehuggers International friend and fellow conservation colleague Rick Halsey, the director of the California Chaparral Institute and a member of the San Diego Regional Fire Safety Forum. Rick is currently putting together a talk for the International Mediterranean Ecosystems conference in Los Angeles in September, and shares a response he wrote to Mike Rogers, a retired Forest Service supervisor, in response to an e-mail Mr. Rogers sent to Forest Service fire scientist Jack Cohen.
Development Arrives at the Door of Rancho Guejito
Rancho Geujito is the largest tract of privately-owned, undeveloped land in Southern California. It has survived for the past 200 years by virtue of its remote location and a legacy of determined stewardship. Until now.
Consequences of the Station Fire
Wildland firefighter, fire ecologist, and California Chaparral Institute founder Rick Halsey talks about the lingering effects of the Station Fire, and the need to understand the role fire plays in Southern California ecosystems.
