User:Aabicus/RichardHalsey
Richard Halsey | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | fire ecologist |
| Notable work | Fire, Chaparral and Survival in Southern California |
| Spouse | Vicki |
| Website | http://www.californiachaparral.org/about.html |
Richard Halsey is a chaparral ecologist, writer, and director of the of the California Chaparral Institute. [1]
Biography[edit]
Halsey earned undergraduate degrees from the University of California in environmental studies and anthropology. During graduate work he received teaching credentials in life, physical and social science and a Master's in education. Richard taught biology for over thirty years in both public and private schools and was honored as Teacher of the Year for San Diego City Schools. [2][3] Halsey founded the Chaparral Institute in 2003 after the Cedar fire in order to educate people about the true nature of the chaparral biome and its relationship with fire. [4] He frequently appears on television and radio shows in the aftermath of California wildfires, including NPR, Voice of San Diego, Fox News and KPBS. [5][6][7][8] In January 2009 he was a featured guest in an episode of California's Gold. In 2012 he co-wrote the film Rites of Passage. He has also been trained as a Type II wildland fire fighter. [9]
Publications[edit]
Halsey is the Chief editor for The Chapparallian, the California Chaparral Institute's daily newsletter. In 2005 he published Fire, Chaparral, and Survival in Southern California, which won the 2008 Best General Non-Fiction from the San Diego Book Awards Association. [10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Chaparral Ecosystem". Ojai Valley Land Conservancy. February 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Richard W. Halsey, M.A." Interwork Institute SDSU. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "About". California Chaparral Institute. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Fires Turn Up Heat On a Key Advocate Of California Shrubs". Wall Street Journal. October 5th, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Hot About Chaparral: Questions for Rick Halsey". Voice of San Diego. April 18, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Logging Allowed Near San Diego to Prevent Wildfires". NPR. October 10th, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "New Debate on Evacuating Fire-Prone Areas". NPR. September 5th 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Our Experts: Richard Halsey". San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Our Experts: Richard Halsey". San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Book Review". California Chaparral Institute. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Live Nature, Love Life". East County Magazine. August 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
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