Re-education at Camp Chaparral
Southern California forests aren’t covered in trees; they’re covered in chaparral. Scientists say it’s time to stop seeing them as second-rate log producers.
When you go into a national forest, you expect to see trees, but in southern California the forests are covered with shrubby plants known as chaparral. Living on Earth’s Ingrid Lobet visits San Bernardino National Forest and talks with scientists who are trying to protect the dry vegetation.