Bonny Doon is up in the hills above Santa Cruz, Ca. where I live. The locus of the fire is in an area that I’ve been hiking and enjoying deeply for almost 20 years. Many homes are threatened, as well as precious ecological preserves. The fire is in a very dry and wooded area with fuel for miles. The primary defensive perimeter is Laguna Creek at Ice Cream Grade. [5pm 6.12.08]

DONATIONS: Santa Cruz County Bank is accepting donations. Call 457-5000 or drop off

Here are a bunch of important news feeds about the fire:

Map of the Bonny Doon/Martin fire
Better Google Map mashup
Map of all current Cal Fires with details of size, containment, damage.
KRON front page chat feed: this is the most active and up-to-date channel I’ve found.
Summize sort for “Bonny Doon”: Twitter feeds about Bonny Doon.
Waveturtle aggregator: A great aggregator by Rob Knight includes feeds from Google News, Flickr, Twitter, and other sources for Bonny Doon/Martin Fire.
Santa Cruz Fire Blogspot: Good list of resources and general updates from locals and those working to manage the situation. Also a spot where residents and evacuees are posting their status. Includes available support options for evacuees, pets, livestock etc…
CalFire updates: Straight from the state.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Local paper coverage, somewhat delayed.

Best of luck to all and much thanks to CDF and Cal Fire crews, Red Cross, and all volunteers.

Oh, and here’s an older Flickr stream of Moon Rocks. This is pretty much at the epicenter of the fire and is a place I and many others have spent a lot of time enjoying.