Living History

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Fall / Winter 2023

Wayne Chapman lighting a pilot fire for the cultural burn

A Chumash cultural burn reignites an ancient practice for wildland conservation

Fire was an integral part of Chumash livelihood for centuries, if not millennia

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Spring / Summer 2022

carol blanchette sitting with legs crossed

Fifty Years Preserved

Surrounded by homes, Valentine Camp Reserve — a pocket of forest in Mammoth Lakes — is protected for research and teaching.
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