The first lesson from the Camp Fire, which last Thursday completely incinerated the town of Paradise, population 27,000, killing so far 44 people and destroying approximately 6400 homes and 300 businesses, is that President Donald Trump doesn’t have rural California’s… Continue Reading
When a forest fire burns, the most obvious plants to be impacted are the trees. However, many other plants are present in the forests, growing under and around the trees. Some of these are plants that grow in special habitats… Continue Reading
I’m sharing with you photos I’ve taken along the Sacramento River Trail. I’m talking about the trail on the north side of the river, from Diestelhorst Bridge to Keswick Dam. The south end has been closed following the Carr Fire… Continue Reading
The Carr Fire burned 229,651 acres and 1079 residences; about 800 in the Shasta County area, and the remaining number inside the Redding city limits. My friends Steve Iverson, Terry Stinson and I have spent several days looking at the… Continue Reading
Connections. We all make them, in various ways. We connect with people, places, art, stories, animals, ideas, nature, you name it. If we’re lucky, now and then a little bit of magic happens between those connections. While the Carr Fire… Continue Reading
It seems a lifetime, but it’s only been a month since we reported that someone stole the Bonnin family trailer in the midst of Carr Fire evacuations. We posted Megan Bonnin’s letter that she addressed to the thief, in which… Continue Reading
Embers from the devastating Carr Fire were still glowing when donations began pouring in for recovery efforts with the largest clearinghouse for those contributions, the Shasta Regional Community Foundation, reporting a total of $3.5 million at week’s end, with more… Continue Reading
Finalized brochures to guide residents in the rebuilding of homes in the City of Redding that were destroyed or damaged by the Carr Fire are now available. Shasta County building brochures will be available at a later time. The simple step-by-step guides… Continue Reading
Free Legal Information: Carr Fire Recovery Workshop Series As part of our community’s ongoing fire recovery efforts, Legal Services of Northern California will host the following workshops for those impacted by the Carr Fire. Saturday, September 8, 1:00 pm-2:00pm Redding Library, Foundation… Continue Reading
The devastating effects of the Carr Fire on properties within the City of Redding are now visible in a striking aerial map produced by the City’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Division. Through the use of licensed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)… Continue Reading
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