The State of Fire

Los Angeles Times  Bestseller How do we live with fire? From the creator of The California Field Atlas , a book of stewardship, resilience, and hope. Fire is an essential part of California's ecology. Humans have been using it to shape the California landscape for thousands of years. But today many Californians' relationship to fire is one of fear. Obi Kaufmann, author of the best-selling California Field Atlas , now asks: How do we live with fire? What makes fire essential to a healthy and