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FIRMS FIre Information Management System

NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System

August 22, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comfire, wildfire0 comment

The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) distributes Near Real-Time (NRT) active fire data within 3 hours of satellite observation from both the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). Read More

Fire Local News

Satellite Imagery CZU August Lightning Complex Fire

August 22, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comfire, wildfire0 comment

Satellite Imagery CZU August Lightning Complex Fire Read More

Fire Local News

Santa Cruz Mountains Wildfire Update

August 22, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comSanLorenzoValley, wildfire0 comment

Wildfire updates Santa Cruz Mountains #czuaugustlighteningfires Read More

NWCG Fire Incident Map San Lorenzo Valley Bonny Doon

Community Fire Local News

NWCG Active Fire Detection Satellite

August 21, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comfire, wildfire0 comment

National Interagency Fire Center Satellite Map with Fire Perimeter https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/?fbclid=IwAR3673fqT99dMyV5b9jHJL-Auv83Q8XyaoyNSGUQHVcI2DTY3DlLREkcbTg#/%3F/EditLayerFireWeather/37.1018/-122.1105/12 Read More

Local News Public Safety

Board of Supervisors Approve Defunding of Sheriff’s Felton Substation

August 11, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comCrime, felton, public0 comment

County of Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors approve elimination of Felton Sheriff's substation Read More

Art Education Kids Local News

Turned Inside Out

August 4, 2020July 9, 2026 slvpost.comArt, education, kids, schools0 comment

Sarah Nielsen and Boulder Creek's Art Lab has moved operations completely out of doors to her newly acquired 20-acre property in the hills across from Camp Joy Gardens Read More

Artist NIcky Gaston Hop Kiss Labels Corralitos Brewing

Art Food & Drink Local News Valley People

Hop Kissed: Local Artist Designs Labels for Corralitos Brewing Company

July 21, 2020July 10, 2025 slvpost.combeer, homebrew0 comment

Boulder Creek artist Nicky Gaston, the creative juice behind the beer labels for Steel Bonnet Brewing Company in Scotts Valley, just wrapped up a two-year artistic collaboration with Corralitos Brewing Co. Read More

Boulder Creek Zoom wedding Jim and Beth Thaxton

Local News Valley People

Love Blooms over Zoom

July 9, 2020July 12, 2025 slvpost.comweddings0 comment

Beth and Jim Thaxton exchanged wedding vows on Saturday June 13, 2020 at their home in Boulder Creek. The wedding was attended by close friends at social distance and streamed via Zoom to scores of admirers. Read More

Art Local News Valley People

Fern Meadow Quinn’s Artfully Painted Mailboxes Add Neighborhood Cheer

July 8, 2020June 30, 2025 slvpost.comArt, community, youth0 comment

Felton resident paints mailboxes Read More

Peaceful protest on Highway 9 Felton to Ben Lomond

Culture Local News Valley People

Without Permission: SLV High School Youth Host Peaceful Protest

July 6, 2020July 9, 2026 Julie Horneractivism, marches, protests0 comment

Faith Brown and team of SLV youth lead peaceful Black Lives Matter protest and march from the high school to Ben Lomond Park on June 20, 2020 Read More