Patrick Wright

Joined @CAwildfireTF today in Santa Cruz to discuss ongoing efforts to reduce wildfire risk in the Central Coast. Partnerships & collaboration are key to increase forest management as a nature-based climate, protect communities from smoke & advance climate & air quality goals.

@steve_rothert They are gathering in anticipation of our Sept 27 Task Force meeting in Grass Valley. More than 100 already registered: wildfiretaskforce.org

@MatthewHurteau Lenya, we have the funds/capacity to do this.

@mcplanner It’s actually been studied quite a few times, including one effort called Rails to Reno, which proposed daily ski trains from sacto to reno, with shuttles to the resorts, but died because of Union Pacific opposition. Freight is more profitable.

What’s the best slogan for Truckee to promote train travel to the ski resorts and why is it “choo choo to pow pow”?