Residents of Nelson Road, essentially stranded since the March 21 rockslide that buried the roadway and cut off 33 homes, celebrated the completion and opening of a temporary bypass roadway 12 days later on the evening of April 2.
A team of eighth-graders and their Scotts Valley Middle School teacher have embarked on a campaign to drastically cut down the number of plastic bottles students discard while opening eyes to the pollution they create.
Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions.
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