CAL FIRE Looks Back at the CZU Lightning Complex Fire Five Years Later in Library Series

CAL FIRE looks back at the CZU Lightning Complex Fire five years later in library series

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) - A series of library events will examine the devastation and aftermath of the CZU Lightning Complex Fire five years later, commemorating what was lost and the resilience that followed. The first event will be at the Felton Branch Library on Aug. 5 with a screening of the film "The CZU Fire In Thier Own Words - Fighting Fires, Losing Home, and Rebuilding Community." Produced by the Mountain Community Theater a…

CZU Fire Five-Year Anniversary: Community Recovery

Pictured above, a commemorative quilt titled New Growth by quilt artist Laura Fogg. For the Big Basin Art About project Laura wrote, “My assumption, upon visiting Big Basin for the first time after the fire, was that I would be witness to total devastation. Instead I found myself surrounded by health. Almost all of the burned trees are sprouting vigorous new branches. The park is alive with new growth.” Now, five years after the devastation and …