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phaseolus

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Mon Oct-27-03 01:22 PM
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7. A lot of those hills are "chapparal", which have burned every 50 years

for millenia. It's just part of the ecosystem, and houses just shouldn't be built in places like that if you expect them to be around for a while. When these are gone, these areas ought to be treated like some of those flood plains in the midwest where you just can't build anymore.

Next spring, after the wet season, those hills are going to be breathtakingly beautiful with blooming wildflowers. I'm told a lot of seeds will only sprout after a good burn.

Looks like Mother Earth is bigger than any real estate developer.

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