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Steve Haze stood on a pullout on Auberry Road, near the small town of Pine Ridge, in the foothills east of Fresno. He pointed to a yawning panorama of charred trees—the remnants of last year’s devastating Creek Fire. 

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — “It still makes me sad because even if you didn’t lose a home, a business, a cabin, you still lost a forest and I think that’s what people who stop here and see everything, it’s just changed.”

Creek Fire recovery efforts continue, but the local brewery industry is also doing its part to help those impacted.

Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. announced a partnership with the Central Sierra Resiliency Council to rebuild and restore the Central Sierra Nevada forest following the Creek Fire, according to a press release.  

On October 2, retired So-Cal Edison Forester, John Mount, addressed an anxious crowd of Creek Fire survivors, media outlets, and elected officials at the Shaver Lake Historical Museum, to announce the creation of the Central Sierra Resiliency Fund.

Earlier this month, kids from several local youth groups headed up Highway 168 and gathered at what remains of Cressman’s General Store and Gas Station. Scouts, 4-H and FFA members as young as 8 years old spread out in the vicinity of the 116-year-old landmark, each planting one or more