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Fire History of Santa Barbara County

Fire History of Santa Barbara County

by sbfirescadmin | Jun 16, 2020 | Fire History Of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County is known for its temperate Mediterranean climate with consistent periods of prolonged drought. The local weather patterns combined with the adjacent steep mountains dominated by seasonally flammable grasses and chaparral, provide the conditions...
The Fire Environment Concept

The Fire Environment Concept

by sbfirescadmin | May 8, 2020 | Resources, Weather and Fire Environment

If We Imagine A Layer Of Vegetation Added To The Topography, We Have The Second Influence-the Fuel. It Is The Source Of Thermal Energy And The Driving Force Behind The Phenomena Of Fire Behavior.
Sundowner winds

Sundowner winds

by sbfirescadmin | May 8, 2020 | Resources, Weather and Fire Environment

Along the Pacific coastline, beneath the ridges and canyons of the Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara, California enjoys some of the earth’s most favorable weather.
Native Peoples’ Relationship to the California Chaparral

Native Peoples’ Relationship to the California Chaparral

by sbfirescadmin | May 8, 2020 | Resources, Weather and Fire Environment

Ethnographic interviews and historical literature reviews provide evidence that for many tribes of California, chaparral plant communities were a rich source of food, medicines, and technologies and that they supplemented natural fires with deliberate burning of...
A summary of current trends and probable future trends in climate and climate-driven processes in the Los Padres National Forest and neighboring lands

A summary of current trends and probable future trends in climate and climate-driven processes in the Los Padres National Forest and neighboring lands

by sbfirescadmin | May 8, 2020 | Resources, Weather and Fire Environment

This summary of climate and climate driven trends in southern California is a product of the Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region Ecology Program.
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