By Naomi Pitcairn Special to the Santa Paula Times A diverse crowd gathered at the Santa Barbara Public Library on the evening of April 26 to hear Fire Ecologist Dr. Jon Keeley speak about chaparral wildfire preparedness. The invitation for the Los Padres Forest Watch-sponsored event promised topics such as: -- “How our chaparral-covered hills and mountains differ from … [Read more...] about Understanding the inevitable: How to prepare for wildfires