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Larry Cox
6 years ago

I’ve been spending some volunteer time recently in Chico and Paradise California helping victims of the recent fire there. Lots of people want to go back to Paradise and rebuild the area. But I don’t think most of them have a clue how to prevent a tragic fire like that from happening again 20 years or whenever from now.

Do you know anyone who knows enough about that area of California AND about Permaculture to have some realistic idea of what needs to happen in these regions to keep fires out of inhabited areas? Is there any possibility of greening the forests of inland California to the point where the local climate switches and nine-month periods of no rain come to an end?

john adam
john adam
6 years ago
Reply to  Larry Cox

The change you seek will probably take more than a lifetime but is possible. California’s water problems have been 150 years in the making. The best you are going to do immediately  is devise a plan for  every individual home. Homes with green belts around them and adult trees trimmed up fared best. California’s politics are its worst problem because it prevents implementing many solutions in the name of environmentalism.

Cindy Fox
6 years ago

Thanks for having Zach on your program. I have lots of helpful information to use as I get started homesteading.
Appreciate the  information on the grow light too, Jack. Thank you!