Soil crusts are an essential part of chaparral ecology. Unfortunately, they are destroyed when the soil is disturbed through aggressive vegetation management

The word is getting out now in the popular media: "Aggressive brush clearance efforts designed to prevent fires have instead resulted in an invasion of

Dear Friends of the Chaparral, The fall issue of The Chaparralian has just been released. This issue focuses on children and learning. However, I take a

When insurance companies demand 300 to 500 feet of defensible space, they are violating California law! As of September 2008, insurance companies are not