![]() ![]() They regularly burned the land to keep the underbrush down and reduce pests and diseases. The indigenous people of California understood fire. We are part of nature, but we exist within her constraints, and we ignore them to our peril. ![]() If you doubt it, look at the pictures of the devastated neighborhoods of Santa Rosa, or for that matter, the flattened towns of the Caribbean or the flooded neighborhoods of Houston. Those of us who live in places where wildfire is a constant summer threat learn some deep lessons-the very lessons we all need to navigate a world where climate change has intensified the dryness and the winds. As the fires rage, as I worry for our land and ache for our neighbors who have lost homes and even lives, I want to honor fire for the great teacher she is. This is the chant we sing each summer as part of the fire protection ritual we do on my land in Western Sonoma County. (This article is reposted with permission from )
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