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U.S. Forest Service reports continued progress on Timber Fire, now 17-percent contained.
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U.S. Forest Service reports continued progress on Timber Fire, now 17-percent contained.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 17, 2026

Firefighting progress continued on the Timber Fire in Big Sur overnight, U.S. Forest Service officials reported in a 7am daily briefing update…

Fire lines at Partington Ridge are holding as Timber Fire is 15-percent contained.
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Fire lines at Partington Ridge are holding as Timber Fire is 15-percent contained.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 16, 2026

As of 7am Sunday, Aug. 16, U.S. Forest Service officials report that the Timber Fire in Big Sur has burned 4,869 acres and is 15-percent conta…

U.S. Forest Service proposes a wildfire risk reduction project in Los Padres, including Big Sur.
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U.S. Forest Service proposes a wildfire risk reduction project in Los Padres, including Big Sur.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • May 8, 2025

In 2002, the Hayman Fire burned 133 homes and nearly 140,000 acres in Colorado, effectively deforesting the landscape. In the aftermath, what …

Man sentenced to five years for illegal grow operation in Los Padres National Forest.
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Man sentenced to five years for illegal grow operation in Los Padres National Forest.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Apr 30, 2025

In December 2024, Jacinto Correa Cruz, 56, pleaded guilty in federal court to setting up a large-scale, illegal cannabis grow operation in the…

Man pleads guilty to illegal cannabis cultivation in Monterey County federal case.
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Man pleads guilty to illegal cannabis cultivation in Monterey County federal case.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Dec 24, 2024

Nestled within the wooded ridgelines and folds of Big Sur, a man set up shop to build a large-scale, illegal cannabis operation in the Los Pad…

Firefighters are working on containment for the Coast Fire in Big Sur.
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Firefighters are working on containment for the Coast Fire in Big Sur.

  • Sloan Campi
  • Jun 18, 2024

The forward rate of spread in the latest fire to hit Monterey County has been stopped as of June 17, according to a Los Padres National Forest…

Storms damaged Arroyo Seco Road in March. The County now has a plan to fix it.
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Storms damaged Arroyo Seco Road in March. The County now has a plan to fix it.

  • David Schmalz
  • Aug 31, 2023

After winter storms created washouts on Arroyo Seco Road this past March, the road was closed indefinitely to the general public, effectively …

The U.S. Forest Service’s approach to storm damage denies public access.
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The U.S. Forest Service’s approach to storm damage denies public access.

  • Mar 9, 2023

The massive winter storms of January were no time for outdoor recreation – it was weather that beckons even the most intrepid outdoor adventur…

Limited enforcement leaves Big Sur residents to sniff out illegal campfires.
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Limited enforcement leaves Big Sur residents to sniff out illegal campfires.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Aug 18, 2022

As the sun dips behind the Pacific Ocean, Lindsay Romanow’s souped-up silver Toyota Tundra kicks up a cloud of dirt as it exits Highway 1 near…

Wilderness regulations put Monterey County last in line for a federal reforestation effort.
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Wilderness regulations put Monterey County last in line for a federal reforestation effort.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Dec 23, 2021

The presence of wilderness areas in Monterey County complicates the region’s ability to benefit from new federal legislation written by the co…

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