Cal Fire crews stopped forward progress on a fire east of The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park and the Soquel Demonstration State Forest that broke out earlier Monday morning.
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Loving fire with fire: Humor, horniness and happiness inhabit post-CZU film
Well-known performance artists and filmmakers Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens interpret their close encounter with the 2020 CZU fire with a new taboo-busting film that puts the fires into the context of “ecosexuality.”
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A walk in new Big Basin, five years post-CZU: Signs of rebirth amid California lilac, huckleberries and ‘Dr. Seuss trees’
To a large degree, the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains have survived and are thriving in the wake of 2020’s CZU fire. We vulnerable humans often take comfort in the power of ecosystems to adapt and survive. But, scientists believe, we should probably stop short before declaring that all is fine in the world of California’s redwoods.
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Goats return for vegetation control along Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line starting Thursday
Goats will be back on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line starting Thursday to control vegetation on approximately 2 miles of the corridor in Capitola and Aptos.
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Soquel blaze quickly contained after consuming two buildings
Firefighters from several local departments arrived Tuesday afternoon at what they believed was a brush fire on Sage Lane, only to find two outbuildings fully engulfed in flames and the blaze spreading to the surrounding vegetation. It took about 20 minutes to contain the fire.
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Cal Fire rolled out an AI chatbot. Don’t ask it about evacuation orders
The bot that’s part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to improve government efficiency with artificial intelligence fails at some basic questions about fires, CalMatters found. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.
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Winds and dry weather brings elevated fire risk, but no planned power shutoffs or weather warnings
Although Santa Cruz County will get some windy, dry weather accompanied by the summer sun this weekend, Pacific Gas & Electric did not have any power shutoffs planned for the county as of Friday afternoon, and the National Weather Service is not warning of especially high fire danger in the region.
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Cal Fire to conduct prescribed burn in Soquel Demonstration State Forest
Cal Fire plans to conduct a 1-acre prescribed burn on Tuesday in the Soquel Demonstration State Forest, near Sulphur Springs Road.
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Cal Fire contains Mount Hermon-area blaze; roads to remain closed into rush hour
Agencies including Cal Fire moved quickly Friday to contain a blaze off Mount Hermon Road between Felton and Scotts Valley, pronouncing the Hermon fire 100% contained just after 1:30 p.m.
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July hike showcases habitat/wildfire resilience project in Zayante
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District and the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County are partnering on a free, 1.5-mile hike through the Olympia Watershed property in Felton on July 12 to showcase recent restoration efforts there.