Fellow SDFRN members, The latest issue of The Chaparralian is now available. It is a special edition on old-growth chaparral. Articles include, - The...
Hi Rick, I forwarded the issue on to two friends who I know love the chaparral. I liked your writing and the photos. The snake story was so sad, but I am glad...
Kay
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Jun 5, 2008 10:03 pm
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Hi Rick, Not really sure I want to read a sad snake story, but I do want to read about the lichen. They are so fascinating and I instinctively take a deep...
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Jun 7, 2008 10:14 pm
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Folks, In case you haven't picked up the confusion regarding what kinds of fires are burning in northern California, I thought you would be interested in the ...
Rick points out that the term "brush" is used as a catch-all and this causes problems. The fact that the letters in "brush" can be scrambled to spell "shrub"...
Kay
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Jun 13, 2008 7:40 pm
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I will be out of the office starting 06/11/2008 and will not return until 06/23/2008. I will respond to your message when I return. If you need immediate ...
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Brush is an imprecise, misleading term. I have a boilerplate email which I revise to address the particular situation and send out every time I see it. We...
Friends, On June 25, 9AM, the San Diego Board of Supervisors will be considering a plan to consolidate rural fire districts into one entity. It is the first ...
Hi all, There was a section of chaparral on the northern side of La Cresta Rd where there had been an extensively infested stand of chaparral alongside of a...
Dodder is a native plant that generally does not harm the host species. It actually provides some wonderful color to the chaparral and sage scrub plant ...
I thought it was as well until I read this http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/noxweedinfo/noxweedinfo_jdodder.htm Is this a different species? Patricia Growth is...
Rick, From rereading the warnings about Japanese dodder, it is a variant specific warning, There are different forms. It appears that some researchers lump...
Patricia, If you can, I would suggest you collect a good sample with as many parts of the plant as you can find, especially flower and fruit, bag it in ziploc...
Kay
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Jun 20, 2008 2:36 am
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Will do. Pat Growth is not inevitable, death is inevitable, until then, we have responsibilities to the future. California generally has a Mediterranean...
Pat Please keep us posted as many of us would like to know if this is the exotic dodder that has reached San Diego. Jon ...
Jon E Keeley
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Jun 20, 2008 4:36 am
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Oh boy! Here's trouble...Bill Horn claiming to endorse a scientific process relating to the myth of "safe & effective" controlled/prescribed burns. The lessons...
George Courser
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Jun 20, 2008 5:56 pm
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It would appear that Supervisor Horn works in a vacumn. Based on the newspaper account, it appears that these proclamations were made without realizing that...
Jon E Keeley
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Jun 21, 2008 3:25 am
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Yes, I have heard about the invasive dodder, but I am not familiar with the characteristics that can help identify it. If you can, please do some field ...
It seems to look very different to me (based on the pictures in the flyers) and should be readily identifiable, even from a distance. The native Cuscuta is a...
It seems to look very different to me (based on the pictures in the flyers) and should be readily identifiable, even from a distance. The native Cuscuta is a...
Greetings SDFRN friends, I hope all is well! I've just had another article published based on the time I spent with you a few years back after the Cedar fire -...
Well-said, Jon. If ever there was a quotable quote on the eco-politics of fire management at the urban-wildlands interface, you have nicely created it! Thanks...
Jeff Lincer
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Jun 23, 2008 4:00 pm
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Bruce Since you asked for feedback on this paper you sent a link to, I will oblige. First off, let me say to the SDFRN that if you read this paper (attached ...
Jon E Keeley
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Jun 24, 2008 5:24 pm
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Thanks Jon - I appreciate the feedback! I'll put my head together with Hull and respond to your questions, observations, and clarifications. Its a pleasure to...
Bruce We all appreciate your openness. However, if you want to understand fire issues it would useful if you would not refer to the issues as a "dispute." This...
Jon E Keeley
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Jun 25, 2008 3:27 am
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_____ From: SDRFSF [mailto:sdfiresafety@...] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 5:17 PM Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2008 Press...
SDFRNers, Jon Keeley's response to our "Socially Explicit Fire Regimes" (http://snipurl.com/2mhib) criticized our methods, terminology, and interpretation. He...