The California Chaparral Institute

...the voice of the chaparral

ABOUT US

SHOP/MEMBERSHIP

MEMBER PAGE

NEWS and EVENTS

CONTACT & LINKS

THE CHAPARRALIAN

BOOK EXCERPTS

CHAPARRAL FACTS

a. Where's the chaparral?

b. Old-growth chaparral

c. Plants & animals

d. Chaparral geology

e. Tiny things

CHAPARRAL MYTHS

NAT. FOREST PLAN

2007 FIRES

FIRE & NATURE

a. Desert fires

b. Grass fires

c. Forest fires

FIRE & SCIENCE

FIRE & PEOPLE

a. Firefighters

b. Protecting your home

c. The human habitat

d. Fire literacy

e. Native Americans

FIRE & POLITICS

a. Industry advocate

b. Talk Radio

THREATS TO CHAPARRAL

a. California ugly

b. Rancho Guejito

VERNAL POOLS

WILDNESS WITHIN

NATURE EDUCATION

a. Wild Networks

San Diego County Wild

Orange County Wild

b. Chaparral Kids!

c. Recommended Books

d. Bibliography

SITE MAP

NEWS and EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS



April 20, 2008: Wildflower/chaparral recovery walk up Bernardo Mountain, San Diego County with the San Deiguito River Valley Conservancy. Join us a 1:00 PM at the Sunset Drive staging area on the east side of Interstate 15 (by the Sikes Adobe and the self-storage facility) and we will take a 6 mile hike to see how Bernardo Mountian is recovering since the 2007 Witch fire. It will be a beautiful adventure. RESERVATIONS are required. Please contact Leslie at hikes@sdrvc.org or call 858-674-2275 x12.

April 26, 2008:
Elfin Forest Garden Festival.

May 27, 2008: Laguna Beach Lecture and Discussion. Living within the Chaparral Environment. We will focus on how to balance the need to protect the community from wildfire with the desire to enjoy the natural environment. Laguna Woman's Club, 286 St. Ann's Dr., Laguna Beach, CA. 7PM.


LATEST NEWS


February 19, 2008: The San Diego Regional Fire Safety Forum has just relased 11 position papers on how to better adapt to a fire prone environment. Please visit their website to view or download the documents.

Here is the Land Use/Fuel Management position paper we put together.

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