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After the Storm
Over the weekend, we experienced the heaviest rain fall since the storm that followed the fire. In fact, Tenshin Roshi who was present for part of the storm thought it was some of the heaviest rain he has ever seen at Mountain Center. The good news: we incurred almost no damage.
August 28, 2013 | Comments: 13 -
Sunday Schedule Cancelled
The program at Yokoji is cancelled for Sunday August 25th. There are flash flood warnings for our area from early Sunday morning through Monday night. They are predicting debris flow in our area...
August 23, 2013 | Comments: 3 -
Uncertainty Remains
The report that we had hoped would be available last week from the US Forest Service has still not materialized. In fact, we are now unsure if there is even going to be the public meeting as it...
August 14, 2013 | Comments: 7 -
Post-Fire Report Postponed
We were informed yesterday that the Forest Service report on recommendations for Apple Canyon will be finished, and the public meeting scheduled for, some time toward the end of next week. We have received some very useful information from a number of p
August 03, 2013 | Comments: 7 -
Where We Stand Today
As of today, we have resumed the summer interim schedule at Yokoji. The Sunday Schedule will be going ahead as usual this weekend. We have canceled the August sesshin and Day of Zen Practice as we do not want to host anyone beyond the residents right now. Read on for the reasons why.
July 31, 2013 | Comments: 16 -
Latest from Zen Center cleanup
Yesterday, Tom Kloefkorn, a local plumber and member of Yokoji repaired the wells and got the water flowing into the tanks. The entire line from the wells to the tanks—a few hundred feet—was...
July 24, 2013 | Comments: 7 -
Mountain Fire at Zen Center: Update
Over the last couple of days, a small crew worked through the day and into the night at Yokoji, evacuating when the rain intensified bringing the risk of mud slides. We worked along side fire crews to try and mitigate the damage: picnic tables, debris and rocks were washed down through the grounds, blocking the flow of water through the stream bed.
July 22, 2013 | Comments: 15 -
Latest on the Fire
Apple Canyon late Monday afternoon Just in case there was any doubt... the Sunday schedule will not be going ahead tomorrow!
Yesterday afternoon fire crews continued to defend...
July 20, 2013 | Comments: 4 -
Fire Update
They are now allowing residents back in to Apple Canyon. A few people have gone ahead to check it, see what the air quality is like etc. We may all be returning today and it is quite possible we...
July 19, 2013 | Comments: 3 -
Fire
Yokoji has been evacuated due to a forest fire that spread from Mountain Center by HWY 74 and 243. We had time to get things together and all the residents and the animals are out safely. We...
July 15, 2013 | Comments: 47