Upcoming Events
China Grade Firewise
Neighborhood Potluck and Fall Meeting
Sat Oct 25, 1pm
795 Memory Ln
Come join us for the China Grade Firewise Potluck and Fall Meeting! We will be covering all things Firewise: our Three Year Action Plan and what's next, annual site renewal, volunteer roadside vegetation clearing work parties, handing out evacuation door hangers, and more!
This will be a potluck, so please bring a dish to share with your neighbors. Please note this will be a kid-friendly, alcohol-free event.
There will be a raffle! Every household which completes our Firewise Survey for annual renewal will get a ticket for a cool Halloween themed tub of goodies donated by Janet Friedman! Must be present to enter.
Please RSVP either via the Facebook event or by emailing us at cgfirewise@gmail.com.
Much gratitude to David Tristram for hosting the event! Parking is on Memory Lane on their side of the road, the right side facing downhill. Handicapped parking is available down his driveway. Drive up Memory Ln toward Big Basin Winery.Pass the driveway at 795 and turn around at the Winery gate. Park on the right coming back down. Walk in, our meeting is in the garage building.
Recent Past Events
Central Coast Good Fire Fair
Want to talk about good fire? Swing by Picnic Lot 1 in Henry Cowell from 10:00 to 3:00 on October 11th to join the community in watching a live prescribed burn (conditions permitting), chatting with local fire organizations, testing your fire safety knowledge, learning about fire's effects on our local ecosystems, and participating in fire-themed crafts and kids' activities.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
101 N Big Trees Park Rd, Felton
Picnic Lot 1 (turn right just after kiosk)
Sat, Oct 11, 10am-3pm
Free Vegetation Drop Off at the Ben Lomond Transfer Station every Sat in August: We hope that many of you took advantage of this pilot program for 5th district residents. Our neighborhood work parties saved $80 using the program to dispose of roadside vegetation removed by our volunteers.
China Grade Firewise work party: Our first neighborhood work party was a wonderful success!
Firewise in the 4th of July Parade: Residents from China Grade, Sunbeam Woods, Fall Creek, Brook Lomond, and Bear Creek Estates joined together to represent Firewise!
2nd Annual Firewise Festival: Residents from SLV and across the Santa Cruz Mountains came together on May 17 for the Firewise Festival at Roaring Camp, hosted by Felton's Forest Lakes Firewise.
China Grade Firewise Spring Meeting 2025: Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in our Spring Meeting for 2025! The meeting recording, presentation, and list of links are included below.
Central Coast Good Fire Faire: October 5 at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, 10AM-3PM. This community event was a fantastic opportunity to learn more about how, where, and why good fire is applied to help lower our future wildfire risk. There were also booths with resources to learn how to increase your home's resilience to wildfire, educational demonstrations, food trucks, kids' activities, and more!
Meet the SLV Fire Chiefs: October 3, 6:00-8:00PM at the Zayante Fire Station. This forum was a fantastic opportunity for the community to meet with the San Lorenzo Valley Fire Chiefs to hear important updates from them on key topics, discuss local issues, and to ask them all our fire-related questions. Organized by the San Lorenzo Valley Firewise Community, this event aimed to foster increased communication and collaboration between the community and the local Fire Protection Districts, and increased neighborhood engagement towards reducing regional wildfire risk. Light refreshments were served.