CZUFire Archives - San Lorenzo Valley Post

Camp Krem on the Road to Recovery

June 24, 2024July 15, 2024 Julie HornerCZUFire, fire recovery, Local News0 comment

A Bright Future in Sight: Camping Unlimited at Camp Krem Approved for FEMA Assistance By Julie Horner Many remember Camp Krem, a Santa Cruz Mountains recreational mainstay and American Camp Association accredited outdoor experience for children, teens, and adults with developmental disabilities. Founded in 1957, Camp Krem occupies nearly 100 acres high above Boulder Creek just a few miles west… Read More

Books Fire Recovery

Wildfire: Losing Everything, Gaining the World | New Book by Nicole Sallak Anderson

July 10, 2023April 16, 2024 slvpost.combooks, CZUFire0 comment

Compelling CZU Fire Memoir a Gift of Resolve and Remembrance By Julie Horner Nicole Sallak Anderson lived for thirteen years in her hamlet in the woods, under the “Big Trees” in Bonny Doon. Out from the burbs of Chicago to follow California jobs, Nicole and her husband Walt and their two youngsters found their dream. The main house with its… Read More

Column: Antonia Bradford Fire Recovery Letters Local News

Open Letters to Bruce McPherson and County Leadership

February 25, 2023June 3, 2023 slvpost.comCZUFire, czulightningcomplex, government1 Comment

“It’s not the fire that breaks you, it’s the County” By Antonia Bradford On February 1, 2023 Supervisor Bruce McPherson was quoted in a Sentinel article titled “Supervisors Bruce McPherson, Justin Cummings Seek CZU Rebuild Details” saying, “roughly one-third of impacted residents have not sought a rebuild permit after the CZU fires.” He goes on to say, “The county isn’t… Read More

Charlie Crocker and Zonehaven evacuation tool

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Deep in the Zonehaven

January 6, 2021March 18, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, evacuation, wildfire, zonehaven0 comment

Charlie Crocker founded Zonehaven, the evacuation planning and support tool that kept us glued to our phones during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in the San Lorenzo Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains region Read More

Columnists Fire Recovery

SLV Support for Families

December 30, 2020March 18, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, Holidays0 comment

Adopt-a-Family program brings relief during the holidays By Julie Horner With so many displaced by the CZU Complex Fire, Ben Lomond local Julie Zabalza came up with a plan to help bring some stress relief and a much needed feeling of support to valley families in need. “Around the middle of September, I had this idea to create an adopt-a-family… Read More

Fire Recovery

Mountains of Wattles

December 18, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, recovery0 comment

Team of Volunteers in Boulder Creek Stuffs Their Own By Joshua David Macha My family and I have lived north of town in Boulder Creek for seven years. We love this forest and its waterways, from drinking from the creeks to swimming in the summer. These amazing natural resources are the reason we live here. One night while evacuated I… Read More

Last Chance Community Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition

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Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition Takes Action

December 17, 2020December 31, 2020 slvpost.comCZUFire, recovery0 comment

By Beth Prentiss with Rebekah Uccellini Kuby and Tiffany Worthington While cooler weather and rains may spell relief for some people worried about wildfires, for others they mean a race against the clock to protect our waterways from toxic ash runoff before heavy rains begin. The Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition has been working non-stop since the wildfires to contain the… Read More

Fire Local News

Fire Recovery Permit Center Open

December 4, 2020March 11, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire2 Comments

This morning, December 4, 2020, the county announced the opening of their Fire Recovery Permit Center for residents who lost or experienced damage to their homes during the #czulightningcomplex fire. Today’s press release: FIRE RECOVERY PERMIT CENTER NOW OPENThe County of Santa Cruz announces the opening of the Recovery Permit Center (RPC) to assist CZU Lightning Complex residents with all… 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

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