We made it through August without getting burned out or catching COVID, which is spreading like wildfire around these parts, mostly with the unvaccinated. The most excitement was the Dodge Creek Fire just down the road on August 2nd. Definitely got the neighbors talking to each other.
My son and his family live in Meyers, California which has been evacuated due to the Caldor Fire burning up Highway 50. They spent last week in Fort Bragg, on the north coast, to escape the smoke, but now he has returned to work for the City of South Lake Tahoe in their emergency operations center coordinating bus service for those without cars that have to evacuate South Lake Tahoe. His wife and two children are staying in Chico at her mother's place.
Only a trace of rain fell here in August, the 30 year average is 0.58 of an inch. Roseburg reported 0.04 of an inch at the airport for the month. Last rainfall of any significant amount was June 13th with 0.71 of an inch.
Remember it was about this time last year when the Archie Creek fire started raining ash down on us. Hopefully September is uneventful, except for some rain sure would not hurt.
Hope your son and his family stay safe. I spent a couple seasons working for in the Lake Tahoe Basin Mgmnt Unit and Eldorado NF. It's really sad to see what the Caldor Fire is doing to that beautiful environment in the Sierra Nevada. You stay safe too, Mike. It won't be long before we're singing "the leaves of brown came tumbling down, remember? In September ... in the rain."
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updates Mike; it's good to have perspective. Thank you for letting us know about your son; we hope he, and his family, will remain safe. Let's pray for rain!!
ReplyDeletePS: in a Nature Conservancy Magazine, i read we need to double the planting of seedlings to successfully regenerate our forests. Anybody need a new career?