Democratic Club to hear about chaparral ecology

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Democratic Club will hold their October meeting on Thursday, Oct. 1 with guest speaker Richard Halsey, director of the Chaparral Institute. The meeting will be at the Hilltop Center 331 East Elder St. Social time will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m. Halsey has given more than 400 presentations and written numerous papers and articles over the past 10 years concerning chaparral ecology, how communities can adapt to fire-prone environments, and the importance of nature education. He also works with the San Diego Museum of Natural History and continues to teach natural history throughout the state.

The second edition of his book, Fire, Chaparral, and Survival in Southern California, was awarded the 2008 Best Nonfiction-Local Interest Book by the San Diego Book Awards Association. He was also trained as a Type II wildland firefighter past the age most would consider reasonable in order to better understand fire.

Everyone is welcome to attend this interesting presentation.