JOINING THE CALIFORNIA CHAPARRAL FIELD INSTITUTE
A Word About Money and Membership
Thank you for considering membership in the California Chaparral Field Institute. Before you join, I would like to let you know how your financial contribution will be used and why it is needed.
There are a lot of worthy causes out there. Why help to promote a better understanding of the chaparral? Because it defines California like no other natural community. It provides Californians with a sense of place.
Last year we drove nearly 10,000 miles to give presentations about the chaparral to dozens of groups including schools, community groups and government agencies. In addition, we have provided free educational materials to numerous individuals and groups in order to help them better understand and learn to appreciate the chaparral environment. Research work has been and is being conducted as well. Current projects are focusing on the behavior of chaparral wildfires and a detailed analysis of how much chaparral has been lost due to type conversion, turning into weedy grasslands. There remains a vocal segment of the community that does not believe type conversion is a problem and that large wildfires are all about vegetation, not poor planning or severe weather conditions.
Your support will help fund our educational and research programs including our Chaparral Kids! Scholarship with the ultimate goal of assisting others to reconnect with the native environment in which they live and to recognize the importance of making long term plans to maintain wild places for our families to enjoy in the future. Yes, we focus on the chaparral, but our message is universal; nature is a wonderful place to enjoy life.
If you feel you would like to supprt this mission, please select from one of the two Membership levels listed below. You can either contribute directly through PayPal or mail a check with the membership form found below.
Thanks!
Richard W. HalseyDirectorCalifornia Chaparral Field Institute
For a free, sample copy of "THE CHAPARRALIAN" newsletter, you may request one by sending us an EMAIL. Recent issues include:
#17 Wildland Fire Research and Ione Chaparral
#18 Earthquake Suppression: a parody by Jim Hart
#19 The Sierra Fire and the Tecate Cypress
#20 Desert Fires and Invasive Weeds
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1. Citizen Naturalist: $30. Benefits include THE CHAPARRALIAN (a newsletter via email on the chaparral ecosystem and wildland fire related issues) and a signed copy of "Fire, Chaparral, and Survival in Southern California." If this is a gift membership, please send us the name, address, and email of the individual you would like to send the gift to by letting us know via EMAIL after you place your order. THANKS!
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2. Chaparralian: $50. Benefits include THE CHAPARRALIAN (a newsletter via email on the chaparral ecosystem and wildland fire related issues), a signed copy of "Fire, Chaparral, and Survival in Southern California," the "Secrets of the Chaparral" DVD (details below), and a personalized membership photo of the chaparral. If this is a gift membership, please send us the name, address, and email of the individual you would like to send the gift to by letting us know via EMAIL after you place your order. THANKS!
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If you would prefer to join the Institute through the mail, please download the membership form below. |
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Fire, Chaparral, and Survival in Southern California is the only readily available book that describes in detail California's most extensive plant community, the chaparral.
It not only provides the basics of chaparral natural history, but also how wildfires are fought, what we have learned about them, and why it is important to reconnect with one's surroundings. Also included is a color photo identification section with 64 of the most common southern California chaparral plants and animals. For more details about content or how to purchase additional copies, please go to Book Excerpts.
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“Secrets of the Chaparral”
DVD
as part of Huell Howser's California's Green PBS television series.
Join Huell Howser and Richard Halsey as they explore several beautiful types of chaparral, discuss the chaparral’s misunderstood relationship to fire, and discover the true home of the California grizzly bear. This is by far the best introduction to the chaparral plant community you will find on film anywhere. It is perfect for classroom use as well as for anyone interested in obtaining a clear explanation about California's most characteristic wilderness.
Running time: About 25 minutes. See a sample video clip below.
Price of DVD sold separately without membership: $21
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Chaparral T-Shirts are now available Select one of the two styles below depending on size. Front of shirt shown on left.
T-shirt below left for Small to Medium (Only a few left). T-shirt below right for Large to X-Large.
$16 each.
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| T-shirt back available in M and S only. ONLY a few left. |
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| T-shirt back available in L and XL only. |
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