chaparral

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But Alexandra Syphard, a fire ecologist at the Conservation Biology Institute, noted that 50 years is still relatively early in the chaparral fire cycle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Because chaparral does not pose a notably greater fire risk as it ages, letting the park burn would not accomplish any significant ecological or wildfire risk reduction goals, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Villanueva also said that L.A. has chaparral that goes 15 to 25 feet down into the ground, but that the depth reached by the department’s thermal imaging cameras is only a foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Below are thickets of green chaparral and densely packed homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Bright emerald grass contrasts with the brown chaparral that hovers above it.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson