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Author:

Halsey, Richard W.

Title:

Fire, chaparral, and survival in southern California / by Richard W. Halsey.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Sunbelt Publications,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

xii, 188 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Wildfires--Prevention and control--California, Southern.
Fire ecology--California, Southern.
Chaparral ecology--California, Southern.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-180) and index.

Contents:

1. Chaparral, the unknown wilderness -- 2. When the fire comes -- Prepared / Susan Conniry -- Reflection on a firestorm / Michael Wangler -- Insects and chaparral fires / Michael Klein -- Rebirth / Bill Howell -- 3. Fire and firefighters -- How we fight brush fires / Two Veteran Firefighters -- From the Ozarks to Marin / Chris Blaylock -- Photo section -- 4. Getting ready for the next one -- A contractor's perspective / Kurt Schasker -- Preparing for a wildfire / Klaus Radtke -- A wake up call for homeowners / Candysse Miller -- 5. After the Fire -- Post-fire recovery : nature's way or our way? / Wayne Spencer, Richard W. Halsey -- Treating newly burned slopes / Klaus Radtke -- 6. Learning from fires -- Rethinking how we live with fire / Max A. Moritz -- Preserving the future : a case study in fire management and conservation from the Santa Monica Mountains / Marti Witter, Robert Taylor -- Lessons learned from the wildfires / Jon E. Keeley, C.J. Fotheringham -- 7. The next 100 years -- 8. The essential 64 plants and animals of Southern California chaparral -- Key to photo identification guide -- Check list -- Photo identification guide -- Appendix. Nature's value / Anne S. Fege.

ISBN:

9780932653697
0932653693

OCLC:

(OCoLC)56755671

LCCN:

2004023628

Locations:

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)