On Thursday, June 19, the National Weather Service announced elevated fire risk due to high winds and dry conditions in parts of inland Monter…
Erik Chalhoub here, nervously eyeing Cal Fire’s recently updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map. My North County home sits in a pocket of bright red.
Alarm bells began ringing across the state in the wake of the devastation of the Los Angeles County fires. Suddenly it became evident that eve…
As evidenced by the number of attendees at a community event called Wildfire Ready, wildfire is at the forefront of many Monterey County resid…
Fueled by the wet winter – not in spite of it – there have already been a handful of small wildfires in Monterey County this year. They’ve mos…
During the three wildfires that hit Monterey County in the summer of 2020 – resulting in evacuations in Carmel Valley, along Highway 68 and co…
In rising numbers, roadtrippers, backpackers, hikers and campers from across the globe have steadily saturated Big Sur’s roads, trails, parks …