Richard W. Halsey earned undergraduate degrees from the University of California in Environmental Studies and Anthropology. After teaching biology and natural science for twenty years, Halsey left traditional education to become a full-time chaparral ecologist and to promote an appreciation for California's chaparral environment. He is also an educator and has a passion for talking about the Californian chaparral. 

I recently saw Richard in a documentary about the wildfires in Ojai, and I wanted to have him on, to discuss the how's and why’s of these wildfires, and to really understand the issue better.

Richard and I discussed: 

• What is a Chaparral 
• What happened to the Californian Grizzly Bear 
• Why the wildfires in California are so severe
• What are some solutions? 
• Ojai, Paradise, and other communities affected by wildfires
• Why we need to spend time outdoors

And much more...

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My Take: Seawater is still rising, wildfires are still raging, yet we buy and build properties in areas that might not be habitable in 10 or 20 years. We need to take a closer look at where we build because climate change is rerouting and reshaping the current landscape. Today's prestigious 2-acre real estate gem could be tomorrow's barren wasteland.  

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