Well it’s been an interesting year, here at Xasáuan Today. We’ve looked at the Monterey Peninsula’s water supply problems and picked apart the county’s transportation dilemma. We’ve questioned development on eroding beaches and dissected the Light Brown Apple Moth. We’ve chimed in on local political issues. We’ve gone on some bike rides, examined some mushrooms, and even found time for a visit to Pat Springs.
But nothing gets attention quite like a fire. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Carmel Pine Cone is reporting that MIRA caretaker, Ivan Eberle (no fan of Xasauan Today), has been criminally charged with battery on a firefighter in the line of duty and interfering with a firefighter in the line of duty. Read the rest of this entry »
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At 3:58 this morning, the National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement warning of the potential for heavy rain in the coming week. Read the rest of this entry »
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The definitive report on the Southern CA fires ….
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While the Monterey Peninsula got only a fraction of an inch, the highest Ventana ridges may have gotten as much as 3 inches of rain in the 24 hours ending at 9:00 this morning. Read the rest of this entry »
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Some small new fires created an impressive traffic jam on Hwy. One in Big Sur today. Read the rest of this entry »
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The State Emergency Assessment Team Report on watersheds affected by the Basin Complex and Indian Fires has been posted on the Monterey County website (although they misidentify it as a BAER Team report). This report eclipses the previous BAER team reports in terms of both detail and clarity. A must read for anyone who lives downstream of the burn zone.
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10:00AM Sunday November 2 Update
The 2-3 inches of rain that fell yesterday and last night over the Santa Lucia Mountains has almost certainly brought this horrendous fire season to a definitive end. Read the rest of this entry »
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BAER Team “Technical Specialist” reports (apparently written over a month ago – why is the Forest Service so slow to relax their grip on these things?) have been trickling out today. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dr. James Griffin, of Hastings Reservation, published a very interesting article in the July 1978 issue of Fremontia (a journal of the California Native Plant Society). Read the rest of this entry »
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