Mountain Network News

Local Road Closures




Summit Road, 
 	    from Old Santa Cruz Highway to Soquel-San Jose Road
, 
will be subject to traffic delays with lane closures

between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,

 from Friday, January 2, through Friday, January 30 

for roadway utility work and striping.
 
Delays up to thirty minutes.





Bear Creek Road  

	    from post mile 4.75 through post mile 7.0, 


	    will be subject to traffic delays with lane closures


	    between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,


from Friday, January 2, through Friday, January 30 


for roadway utility work.
  

Delays up to thirty minutes.

Local Events

Sunday, January 4
Interfaith celebration of the new year at Skyland Church, featuring Jewish a cappella group Shir Appeal, 10:30 a.m. at yland Church, 25100 SkylandRoad. The service will be followed by a potluck lunch. Call 408-353-1310 for more information.

Monday, January 5
Mountain-area 55-plus program meets at the Loma Prieta Community Center, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for table games, puzzles, and craft projects. Fresh coffee and tea, fruit, and other treats will be served.

Saturday, January 10
WellMet Workshop: “The Power of Yes, the Necessity of No,” 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Loma Prieta Community Center. Registration and more information is at www.wellmet.net.

Auditions for the Theatre in the Mountains summer mainstage show, Spamalot. Visit www.theatreinthemountains.org for more information and to sign up for an audition.

Sunday, January 11
WellMet Workshop: “A Day of Forgiveness,” 1 to 5 p.m. at the Loma Prieta Community Center. Registration and more information at www.wellmet.net.

Monday, January 12
Auditions for the Theatre in the Mountains summer mainstage show, Spamalot. Visit www.theatreinthemountains.org for more information and to sign up for an audition.

Tuesday, January 13
WellMet Workshop: “Homecoming: Connecting Deeply with your Source,” 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Loma Prieta Commmunity Center. Registration and more information at www.wellmet.net.

Wednesday, January 14
Lexington School presentation, 6:30 p.m., LGUSD office on Roberts Road in Los Gatos

Friday, January 16
Lexington School school tour for prospective families, 8:15 a.m.

Friday, January 23
Mountain-area 55-plus program meets at the Loma Prieta Community Center at 10 a.m. carpool to the Seymour Marine Discovery Center in Santa Cruz. Tour begins at 10:45 a.m., followed by lunch at Upper Crust Pizza Restaurant. Cost is $7. Reserve your spot by Friday, January 16. Call Lynnette Vega at 650-747-0605, or email lahondalynnette@earthlink.net.

Saturday, January 24
Mountain-resident seminar: “Enhancing the Value of Your Mountain Home,” at the Coldwell Banker office at 410 N. Santa Cruz Avenue in Los Gatos, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. RSVP at 408-332-4780, or email john.harriman@cbnorcal.com.

Sunday, January 25
Los Gatos Community Concert Association presents WindSync at the Los Gatos High School Theatre. Doors open at 2 p.m., concert begins at 2:30 p.m. Season subscriptions and single tickets are available at the door or online at www.lgcca.org.

Friday, February 6 through
Sunday, February 8
Theatre in the Mountains presents Narnia at the Loma Prieta Community Center. Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

For updates on Santa Cruz County road closures,
see www.sccroadclosure.org/

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Wildlife in the Mountains

If you see a mountain lion or other interesting wildlife in our area,
call Neil at 408-353-1901 or email news@mnn.net.
I'll post the sighting.
Be sure to give me a short description of the animal, specific location, date, and time.

We'll share the results here.

Click here for other wildlife sightings

For more information from
California Fish and Game
about mountain lions, click here.

Click Here for Ways to Prevent Erosion

Click Here for Santa Cruz County Burn Regulations

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Mountain Wildfires
How did they happen, and what we can do to stop them

Protecting Your Home from Fire

Here’s a checklist on how to improve your landscaping from CalFire at www.fire.ca.gov:

Create a defensible space of one hundred feet around your home. It is required by law.

Create a "lean, clean, green zone" by removing all flammable vegetation within thirty feet surrounding your home

Create a "reduced fuel zone" in the remaining seventy feet or to your property line.

You have two options in this area:

A. Create horizontal and vertical spacing between plants. The amount of space will depend on how steep your property is and the size of your plants.

B. Large trees do not have to be removed as long as all of the plants beneath them are removed.

Remove lower tree branches at least six feet from the ground

Landscape with fire resistant plants

Maintain all plants with regular water, and keep dead braches, leaves, and needles removed.

When clearing vegetation, use care when operating equipment such as lawnmowers. One small spark may start a fire; a string trimmer is much safer.

Stack woodpiles at least thirty feet from all structures and remove vegetation within ten feet of woodpiles.

Locate LPG tanks (butane and propane) at least thirty feet from any structure and maintain ten feet of clearance.

Remove all stacks of construction materials, pine needles, leaves, and other debris from your yard.

For other ways to protect your home from fire, visit www.fire.ca.gov