A message from Lauren Weston, Acterra's Executive Director:

Dear Acterra Family,

We hope you are staying as safe as possible during these difficult times. We have Acterra members who are being affected daily by the fires spreading throughout California. Our hearts are with all those under evacuation orders, and we are working on using our resources to help staff, volunteers, and board members that are being impacted.

Acterra believes in creating solutions for a healthy planet, and our planet is hurting right now. Ecosystems are suffering, our neighbors are experiencing loss and grief, our air is thick with smoke, and we still face a long fire season ahead.

Below, we have compiled a list of resources to help you stay informed and plan to keep updating this information over the near future.

We have many partners working to restore and protect our open space and forests, work never more critical than this moment: Properly managed forests reduces the risk of wildfire. We have also been made keenly aware during our current pandemic of how open space nurtures mental health. Please learn about local efforts and help where and when you can.

Thank you for all you do for our local communities, and be well.

Lauren Weston

Executive Director

Wildfire Information Sources

Monitor real-time map of fire activity: National Interagency Fire Center

Monitor real-time air quality: www.purpleair.com

Evacuation warnings and orders:

Twitter updates SCU

Twitter updates LNU

Twitter updates CZU

San Mateo County response

Santa Clara County alerts

Wildfire preparedness guide: https://www.sccfd.org/education-and-preparedness-overview/emergency-preparedness/rsg

Detailed Fire-Related Health Resources Page from CA.gov

Areas burned in Bay Area Fires (Wednesday data):

SCU Lightning Complex: 366K acres

LNU Lightning Complex: 357K acres

CZU Lightning Complex: 80K acres

Please remember to check before heading out to recreate. In addition to several road closures, many parks and beaches throughout San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara Counties have been temporarily closed for public safety and to leave routes open for emergency personnel.

How to Aid with Relief Efforts (a Partial List):

Big Basin Redwoods Recovery Fund: www.thatsmypark.org/parks-and-beaches/big-basin-redwoods-state-park/ Help rebuild Big Basin Redwoods State Park.

Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Department Go Fund Me Page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/slv-firefighters

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County Fire Response Fund: https://www.cfscc.org/updates/fire-response-fund Support for residents. Donations will be distributed via nonprofit agencies / organizations.

Latino Community Foundation NorCal Wildfire Relief Fund: Supporting frontline community partners, who are helping those affected by the August 2020 wildfires https://latinocf.org/norcal-wildfire-relief-fund/

Meals of Gratitude: This organization sends meals to firefighters, evacuees and volunteer frontline support. http://mealsofgratitude.org/.

Puente: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/puente This local community-based organization serves residents along San Mateo County’s rural South Coast including the communities of Pescadero, La Honda, Loma Mar, and San Gregorio.

Salvation Army: https://give-do.salvationarmy.org/give/297808/#!/donation/checkout Your support will go toward emergency and relief efforts across all Northern California wildfires.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County: https://www.thefoodbank.org/volunteer/ Sign up for a volunteer shift with this hunger relief organization located in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County. Monetary donations also welcome.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation San Mateo & Santa Clara County Fire Relief Fund:

https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/san-mateo-santa-clara-fire-relief Support for residents in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Donations will be distributed via community based organizations.

Wildfire Relief Fund: https://www.calfund.org/wildfire-relief-fund/ Support for immediate, mid- and long term recovery efforts for major California wildfires.

World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/ Chef José Andres’ project is feeding firefighters and evacuees.

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650-962-9876, www.acterra.org

Acterra brings people together to create local solutions for a healthy planet. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.