http://nctimes.com/news/opinion/letters/article_7c5d6a91-f3c6-5134-876f-06279ecffeee.html Pay no attention to man behind curtain Who really is the wizard of...
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...
latest videos of the back country: A cooooool one of upper Cedar Creek with alota frogs! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZUX4ihNB28 A hummingbird feeding her...
Three new video's on youtube, If you haven't seen McAlmond Canyon , Barber Mt or Echo Mt, here is a glimpse of them. Gaskill, Barber mt, echo mt and...
Ten?articles, 52 pages, posted at http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/fmt/fmt_pdfs/FMT69-2.pdf?, also attached.? See article on p. 22 by Rick Halsey, Jon Keeley and Kit...
Yea but I miss the trees...Cedar Gorge was really hit hard in the last one. I'm wondering about the implications for multiple burns near a riparian area. As...
Fuel age and Fire spread: natural Conditions Versus opportunities For Fire suppression Richard W. Halsey, Jon E. Keeley, and Kit Wilson In Fire Management...
new youtube video of Gaskill. Gaskill Peak 360 view from the top. Right the path of the proposed Sunrise Powerlink. During the winter solstice the peak splits...
On March 25, 2009, the San Diego Board of Supervisors passed a resolution that stated: "Direct staff to conduct appropriate California Environmental Quality...
ATTENTION ALL RESIDENTS OF OUTER JAMUL Deerhorn Valley, Honey Springs Ranch, Bratton Valley, Lyon's Valley, Skyline Ridge, Lee Valley, Lawson Valley ...
To help drive the point home once again, contrary to a viewpoint popular with some San Diego County Planning staff and the County's Board of Supervisors,...
-- Mike Kelly, mkelly1@... Mira Mar Marine Corps Air Station so-called ³Prescribed Burn² A ³Prescribed Burn² on Miramar was reported by a local TV...
SDG&E has responded to the need to separate its lines from vegetation by attacking the vegetation, rather than maintaining its lines during weather extremes....
Thought you might be interested in attending... /s/ Anne Fege Joint Legislative Committee on   Emergency Management    Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair  ...
This is great! The same researchers gathered information after the Witch Fire and produced the report, "Megafires." Article about fire damage assessments ...
San Diego County Falls Further Behind An Update on Fire Protection Investment in Southern California and an Analysis of Recommendations Made in Response to ...
For Immediate Release, September 4, 2009 Contact: Richard W. Halsey, Director, (760) 822-0029 Large Fires Natural and Inevitable in Southern California ...