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SHRUBLAND ECOSYSTEMS

CHAPARRAL FACTS

a. Where's the chaparral?

b. Old-growth chaparral

c. Plants & animals

d. Chaparral geology

e. Tiny things

CHAPARRAL MYTHS

CHAP PRESERVATION PLAN

a. Grizzly Bear N.M.

b. Rancho Guejito

THREATS TO CHAPARRAL

HELP! CalFire EIR

a. Chaparral as evil

b. Panic over Fire

c. Climate Change

d. "Prescribed" Fire

e. Loss in Cuyamaca

f. "Fuel" Treatments

g. Carbon Sequestration

FIRE

FIRE & NATURE

FIRE & SCIENCE

FIRE & PEOPLE

A PLEA: It's the Embers!

FIRE & POLITICS

POST-FIRE ENVIRONMENT

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Live Nature, Love Life

Nature Education in Schools


Bringing the Chaparral into Schools
- Classroom Materials Now Available -
 
1. A six-page chaparral guide that provides all the basic details about chaparral in a way that is enjoyable to most kids. Elementary and middle school teachers (5th - 8th grade) will find it especially helpful because it is the only accurate (and fun to read) description of the chaparral ecosystem currently available for those grade levels. If you you like a copy, please send us an email requesting one.
 
2. A 4th grade curriculum that focuses on California native shrublands. You can obtain a copy below.
 
2011. Exploring San Diego’s Shrublands. Grade Four Curriculum. SD Children and Nature Collaborative. 47 pages.

  • Shrublands Curriculum Guide
  • Species Cards
  • Nearby Nature School Field Trips

Several great sources of information on environmental education can be found at the links below:

California Regional Environmental Education Community

Get to Know your Wild Neighbours

Take a Child Outside