Happy New Year, 1/1/2019
Category: Living in the Wilderness
Old News clips
Sent to me by Sylvia Trotter Anderson, mentions the Kinder Mine in the Los Burros.
Big Sur Pledge
Community Fuel Break work to begin next year.
Los Padres signs Big Sur Community Fuelbreak Record of Decision
GOLETA, Calif.— Los Padres National Forest Supervisor Kevin Elliott signed a Record of Decision on Nov. 13 for the Strategic Community Fuelbreak Improvement project Environmental Impact Statement. The project is on the Monterey Ranger District near the communities of Big Sur, Palo Colorado, Cachagua, and Jamesburg.
The purpose of the Strategic Community Fuelbreak Improvement project is to re-establish and maintain a series of fuelbreaks to enhance protection for at-risk communities and firefighting resources, preserve wilderness character, and reduce suppression costs. These historically-used and effective strategic fuelbreaks extend in and out of the Ventana Wilderness.
This project is a result of collaborative engagement at the community level and will improve effectiveness and efficiency in protecting communities from wildfire. The project will also minimize future impacts to wilderness. Wilderness character is diminished when fuelbreaks are re-opened by bulldozers during emergency suppression of wildfires. By proactively designing and establishing strategic fuelbreaks during a non-emergency environment, the Forest Service can reduce the reliance on mechanized equipment and subsequently reduce the adverse fire suppression impacts on the wilderness landscape.
A notice of intent to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2012. Public scoping and an “analysis of comments” was completed. A Draft EIS was then prepared and scoped for public comment in January 2017 and two public open houses were held in February 2017.
Work on this project will begin next year.
For more information, please contact District Ranger Tim Short at (831) 385-5434 or attshort@fs.fed.us or visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=40713.
Excellent Work for all the people who helped, contributed, and collaborated on this.
If you don’t know how to drive in the mud…
Could you please stay off the dirt roads? You really mess it up for the rest of us…
My son, Brendon Shave, who also took these photos, pulled him out of the way, but wasn’t able to get him out of the ditch.
Big Sur Kate and CERV
I have been working with Kim Delaney and Sarah Black on a video for CERV. Community Emergency Response Volunteers. They support local CERT. This is their website: CERV.
They had a vision of doing a series of videos on disasters and the disabled, and asked me if I would participate. Actually, Patte Kronlund said, “I have a friend I want you to meet. Sarah Black.” And so we started to communicate. There were lots of emails, phone calls, dry runs, and finally, they came up to shoot a video of me in my home, high atop this mountain. They have finally released it today. It is the first of a series. I hope they put all the stories together in one documentary. I think it would be awesome.
Those of us who are disabled, or may become so, are sometimes forgotten or at least underserved in the planning for disasters. While we are all responsible for our own planning and preparation, it helps to know one is not alone. Thanks for doing this, Sarah and Kim.
For those who are interested, you can watch that 5 and 1/2 minute video Here
I was honored to work on such a worthwhile project. I also am rather astounded and amazed that Kim did all of this shooting with an iPhone. I was also astounded at the abundance of wonderful food that Sarah brought with her, all this way, for us to share after the shoot. Thank you.
One little Big Sur Hummingbird…
Remember this from Monday?
Look at it by Tuesday –
Thank you, hummingbird! (Aka Marcus Foster) Show the love! Share the love! BE the love!
Cliff Rescue near Ragged Point, 8/20/18
Patient retrieved and evaluated for injuries.
Photo Sunday, 8/12/18
Photo Sunday, 8/5/18
Photo by Ken Ekelund.
Dudleya. If you know the location, please do not reveal. As many of you know, these have been subject to poaching up and down the CA and OR coast by visitors who then ship thousands overseas for profit. Take photos, not plants.