Welcome to the Santa Cruz Mountains
The Mountain Resource Group is a non-profit organization based in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Northern California. Our mission is to support local residents, community groups and emergency responders, in order to promote public safety, environmental awareness, responsible stewardship and informed and fair decision-making about our local resources. (more)
As individuals and as a community, we face unique challenges and responsibilities. We also share good fortune in being able to live in such a beautiful place. We'd like to help keep it that way for generations to come.
NEWS: San Jose Water Company NTMP Logging Plan HAS BEEN DENIED!
"Life on Google Earth", Common Ground Magazine (January 2009)
"Eyes in the Sky and on Your Desktop: With Google Earth, satellite images become an activist's ally", Sierra Club Magazine (Sept/Oct 2007)
"Mountain Residents Fight Water Co. Logging Plans", Local CBS evening news report featuring the Google Earth virtual flyover of the proposed logging plan.
"Neighbors Against Irresponsible Logging (NAIL)", case study for Google Earth Outreach
Former Vice President Al Gore Supports NAIL
Try viewing the Google Earth annotated model of the original San Jose Water Company logging proposal. We've also created a movie version of the original flyover, that you can play with a single click.
We are currently building this "Community GeoPortal" for the Santa Cruz Mountains: a non-commercial site which provides access to local maps, information and community discussion. Please give it a try, and let us know what you think.