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Mountain Road Ceili Band Events 

Mondays 7-9PM: The Mountain Road Celtic Music Radio

Join Julia Dream every Monday evening for tasty Irish music and the Celtically inclined broadcasting live on KBCZ 90.1 Boulder Creek Community Radio in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California, and streaming globally at kbcz.org. Event by KBCZ 90.1 FM Boulder Creek Community Radio, The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay KBCZ 90.1 FM Boulder Creek Community Radio Mondays 7 PM PST – 9… Read More
New Years Day hike at Moore Creek Preserve Santa Cruz Columnists Local News Recreation 

New Year’s Hike at Moore Creek Preserve

First hike of the new year! Moore Creek Preserve, Santa Cruz. Splendid! Moore Creek Preserve (formerly the Bombay Property) consists of 246 acres of diverse ecosystems, including coastal prairie, wildflower, open grassland, coast oak woodlands, and a riparian corridor on the west side of Santa Cruz near UCSC. Nearly 3 miles of trails guide hikers through threatened and endangered wildlife… Read More
2014 Oso, Washington, landslide killed 43 people Debris Flow Local News 

At Home When Debris Flow Strikes: There Is Hope

By Jennie Dusheck After an intense heat wave, weeks of fire and smoke, hundreds displaced, and the worst pandemic in a hundred years, all of us are more than ready for recovery and healing. But many in the CZU fire zone are facing debris flows capable of carrying away or crushing buildings, vehicles, and people.  Early evacuation is the safest… Read More

Important Information for Residents Looking to Rebuild in the CZU Fire Zone

By Becky Steinbruner Greetings,  I received an update from the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) weekly free newsletter regarding action the California State Board of Forestry took on Tuesday December 22 to move forward on restricting building in the rural and urban interface areas. The matter was continued to January 19 and 20, the later being a hearing before… Read More