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Under Crisp December Stars

December 1, 2020March 18, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner There is a secret spot in the forest near home in Boulder Creek. Castaways for the holidays by choice, we pack a feast and our musical instruments and head northwest a few miles on a narrow byway badly pitted and pocked but all to ourselves above Big Basin. Conspicuously the sole vehicle in the pullout, we scurry… Read More

Columns Health

Winter Bathing for Mind, Body & Soul

December 1, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comhealth0 comment

By Jen Padgett Winter bathing rituals can be traced back to ancient cultures. Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical system in practice today, guides bathing as a purification process for the body, mind, and soul. Hindus who bathe in the River Ganga perceive its waters to be holy nectar. The Romans bathed communally in bathhouses constructed on natural hot springs. They… Read More

Columns Fire Fire Recovery

Hope Rising

December 1, 2020February 13, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, recovery0 comment

Lars Fabiunke shares his experience assisting victims of the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Soil’s Renewed Purpose

December 1, 2020June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

The Ben Lomond Gardener By Uncle Skip It is not easy to express the joy and relief a gardener feels with the season’s first real rain. You’ve spent months zealously tracking temperatures and watching your plants for the least hint of water stress. You might have overwatered, a time or two, just to be safe. You might also have watched,… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Real Estate: COVID and Wildfires

December 1, 2020September 28, 2023 slvpost.comreal estate0 comment

Santa Cruz Mountains real estate news Read More

Commentary Environment Local News

Commentary: Support for Resolution Against PG&E

December 1, 2020December 12, 2020 slvpost.comCZUFire, environment0 comment

Your speedy endorsement action is needed to support the proposal of Supervisor Bruce McPherson and Ryan Coonerty: ‘Resolution to support the County of Santa Cruz Filing a Formal Complaint Against PG&E with the CPUC’ Your response of support will show your PG&E tree removal concerns to the Board of Supervisors. PG&E has applied tree removal methods that are investigated by CalFire… Read More

Columns Environment

Forest and Habitat Explored

November 10, 2020December 7, 2020 slvpost.comredwoods0 comment

By Zane Moore White ash blankets the forest, in some places even up to a foot thick. Much of the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, in areas that receive the most rainfall and have the highest biomasses—mainly the old growth redwood forests of Big Basin—were burned. Sadly, based on recent satellite imagery (worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov), it appears that most of this… Read More

Columns Gardening

The Valley Gardener: Digging Deep into Autumn

November 9, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comautumn, gardening0 comment

By Marielle Martin As fall folds toward winter it’s time to get into the garden and prepare for new weather. We’re lucky here in the Santa Cruz Mountains, blessed with a mild autumn favorable to working outside. Aside from our evergreens, colder temps lay much in the garden bare, exposing the bones or architecture of our outdoor spaces. Those bones… Read More

Entertainment Music

The Door is Always Open

November 8, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comMusic0 comment

By Michele Murphy For years he’s been called the (unofficial) Mayor of Boulder Creek, which has no Mayor, so Barry Tanner may as well hold the honorary role. A bold and passionate fixture in the Boulder Creek community and in the SLV music scene for decades, Barry has led the charge for live music and supported musicians at all levels. … Read More

Columns Fire

From Denial to Grief and Gratitude

November 7, 2020December 4, 2020 slvpost.comben lomond, CZUFire, czulightningcomplex, san lorenzo valley0 comment

A firsthand perspective on surviving a fire that “couldn’t happen” By Jayme Ackemann Every fire evacuation isn’t as dramatic as those middle-of-the-night knocks our neighbors in Boulder Creek got, but mine was every bit as terrifying. The CZU Lightning Complex fire evacuation order came down for Ben Lomond, the San Lorenzo Valley town where I live, on August 18. It… Read More