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Books for Maui

Books for Maui is a bookish auction to raise funds for the Maui wildfire relief efforts. On Tuesday, August 8th, a wildfire swept through Lāhainā on the Island of Maui, Hawaiʻi. It quickly consumed hundreds of structures and destroyed families. The full impact, devastation, and loss of life are yet to be understood. To help, the book community has organized an auction. This book auction will benefit: 💛 Hawaii Community Foundation – Maui Strong: @HawaiiCommunityFoundation💛 Kamehameha – Ho’ōla Maui: @kamehamehamaui💛 Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement – Kāko’o Maui: @HawaiianCouncil💛 Maui Food Bank: @mauifoodbank Please check out this auction. You can even bid to win a signed copy of TURTLE TUBE: AN ERUTUF NATIONAL PARK, plus a bookmark and sticker! The auction begins at 6 AM HST/Noon EST Monday, 8/21, and ends at midnight HST on Friday, 8/25. There are tons of great books to bid on. And there are not only books—even manuscript critiques from award-winning authors. With so many options, surely there is something to bid on while supporting a great cause. Link to bid on TURTLE TUBE: https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/111641/auctions/148492/auction_items/4734495 Link to check out over 950 items: https://www.32auctions.com/BooksforMaui

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Sequoia National Park

Happy 131st anniversary to Sequoia National Park! On this day, President Harrison signed legislation creating America’s second national park. It was the first national park created to protect the giant sequoia trees from logging.  At this time, the KNP Complex fires are still growing in the national park and the surrounding areas. Lightning caused these two fires back on September 9th. As a result of the fires, the parks evacuated employees from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and the parks are closed to the public.  John Muir reflected that giant sequoia groves are “not like places, they are like haunts.” To celebrate this anniversary and help the national park at this time, you can make a donation to the Sequoia Parks Conservancy. As stated on their website, donations to this fund will support sequoia conservation, lost habitat restoration, repairs to damaged historic and cultural sites, trail work, and wildfire mitigation efforts.

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