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Loma Fire Aftermath, From Rancho Canada del Oro, 11/8/16 by Ronald Horii
The Loma Fire devasted 4,475 acres in the Sierra Azul Range of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Of that, 1,930 acres of 43% of the land burned was on Open Space Authority property. It started on 9/26/16 and wasn't fully contained until 10/12/16. It burned large parts of Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserves, but fortunately, not the parts that are open to the public. On 11/8/16, I went to Rancho Canada del Oro. I saw parts of the burned area from the public parking lot. Later, I went to a closed portion of the preserve with a fellow OSA docent who had permission to visit it. I was able to see the burned areas from a different angle.
Here are live pictures of the Loma Fire: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1194400850583435.1073742111.100000405933924&type=1&l=7815982258
This describes the Open Space Authority's response to the fire: http://www.openspaceauthority.org/news/pdf/2016_10_20_Loma_Fire_final.pdf
Google Earth Views of the Loma Fire:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1418346114855573.1073742190.100000405933924&type=1&l=fb781d3322
We saw the burned areas by the Mayfair Ranch Trail in Rancho Canada del Oro from this hike: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1225002387523281.1073742129.100000405933924&type=1&l=9bb9bf6769 — at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve. (near Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve)
The Loma Fire devasted 4,475 acres in the Sierra Azul Range of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Of that, 1,930 acres of 43% of the land burned was on Open Space Authority property. It started on 9/26/16 and wasn't fully contained until 10/12/16. It burned large parts of Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserves, but fortunately, not the parts that are open to the public. On 11/8/16, I went to Rancho Canada del Oro. I saw parts of the burned area from the public parking lot. Later, I went to a closed portion of the preserve with a fellow OSA docent who had permission to visit it. I was able to see the burned areas from a different angle.
Here are live pictures of the Loma Fire: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1194400850583435.1073742111.100000405933924&type=1&l=7815982258
This describes the Open Space Authority's response to the fire: http://www.openspaceauthority.org/news/pdf/2016_10_20_Loma_Fire_final.pdf
Google Earth Views of the Loma Fire:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1418346114855573.1073742190.100000405933924&type=1&l=fb781d3322
We saw the burned areas by the Mayfair Ranch Trail in Rancho Canada del Oro from this hike: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1225002387523281.1073742129.100000405933924&type=1&l=9bb9bf6769 — at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve. (near Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve)
