A MESSAGE FROM CPOA FOR THOSE WHO LIVE NEAR THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST AND/OR ANDREW MOLERA STATE PARK:

You are encouraged to attend the Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council meeting on Friday, March 26th at 10:00 am in the Big Sur Lodge conference room in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.

Among other issues, two important pieces of legislation will be discussed at this meeting.

A bill introduced by Assemblymember Bill Monning (AB 20741) would create a new Andrew Molera State Park Wilderness. A concern with this legislation is that the wilderness would encompass part of the Big Box Firebreak that was used to protect Big Sur from the Marble Cone Fire in 1977 and the Kirk Fire in 1999. This would make it impossible to use motorized equipment to maintain a critical portion of the Big Box Firebreak.

Read more about the issue before the meeting here.

The CPOA has set up a fire relief fund to help those who have been impacted by the Big Sur Basin Complex Fire.

Read More about the Fire Relief Fund Here

Your tax deductible donation... small or large will go directly to aid those most in need in Big Sur.

Additional Donation Methods

You may also mail a check payable to CPOA Fire Relief Fund to:
CPOA Fire Relief Fund
PO Box 59
Big Sur, CA 93920

Wiring instructions available by emailing info@cpoabigsur.org

Our initial relief program has served over 500 impacted community members in the form of emergency grants. Because CPOA's board members live in Big Sur, and have been personally impacted by this wildfire, we were able to begin targeted relief efforts for those displaced and most in need within days of the fire.

The Big Sur community and it's bioregion have been challenged and are in need of a sensitive, intelligent and costly restoration and repair initiative. CPOA believes it is important that the community have a strong voice in this process. Your donations will enable that voice. We are coordinating with many of the local businesses, local, state and federal aid organizations, and the Big Sur Land Trust David Whitney Legacy Fund.

Big Sur's CPOA is a non-profit 501c3 organization. Federal Tax EIN # 77-0091132

Thank you for your support!

During the Coast Property Owner Association's annual meeting held at the River Inn in November, a number of resident's questions and comments revolved around the issue of the California Coastal Trail (CCT). Click here for a brief local history of this issue, including our community’s effort to shape a positive outcome, and a request for your input.

Following are links to a recent letter and maps from the United States Geological Survey showing debris-flow hazards for this winter.

Letter to the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services from the United States Geological Survey (PDF)

Map: Projected Volume of Debris Flow (PDF)

Map: Projected Probability of Debris Flow (PDF)

Map: Projected Combined Relative Hazard Ranking (PDF)

NEW! VIEW THE ABOVE DEBRIS FLOW MAPS in Google Earth - NOTE: this may take some time to open as it is a large file. You must have Google Earth installed and a 3D-capable video card installed to view the file.

Hazards identified by the SEAT team after the Basin Complex fire.  Many are hazards predicted with winter rains.

Download the SEAT report (PDF)
(Text only, does not include the data below, requires Adobe Reader - NOTE: this may take some time to open as it is a large file.)

View  hazards with locations in Google Earth
(Requires that you have Google Earth  installed on your computer, click on data points for information).

View hazards with locations in Google Maps
(Be patient, many data points to load, click on data points for information).

A recent ruling by the California Coastal Commission effectively broadened the definition of the "central maritime chaparral" plant community (CMC) and declared CMC to be environmentally sensitive habitat area (ESHA). This decision has the potential to dramatically affect a wide range of activities in the Big Sur coastal planning area...

Continue reading this article and more in the most recent CPOA newsletter