-&.(&/0&,)1212) 45+)6 "5)27 For more than a week, much of the northern coast and also central valley of California has suffered from smoky skies and acrid-tasting air quality. As of Saturday, August 29, there have been 7,175 separate fires (of greater than 10 acres each) burning in the state since July 1, covering over 1,660,332 acres burned. There have been 7 fatalities and an estimated 2,635 structures have been destroyed. Fighting the fires was hampered by a lack of personnel on the front lines. Usually, convict labor is used to supplement the regular forces, but the prisons in the state have been locked down due to COVID-19. California is now receiving additional aid from neighboring states. So far, the fires have not threatened any nudist parks, although Bonny Doon State Beach above Santa Cruz is 89+:; <:,&')89='&)>5'(.5?&/&?()5;) only a mile from the southern line of the CZU Lightning @=.:?)AB(C !??:D&,'9,E)8&+&0,9(:5?) Complex Fire. Henry Cowell State Park, inland above UC The following announcement was sent August 26 to all Santa Cruz is closed. It has a well-known skinny-dipping Lupin Lodge newsletter subscribers: river beach. Lupin is located about five miles east of the fire line as the F%&) C9D&) G&H:G&G) (5) .5'(.5?&) 5=,) AB(C) crow flies, but it is separated by a mountain ridge and a !??:D&,'9,E)H&+&0,9(:5?)5=()5;),&'.&H();5,)(C5'&) major highway, and “the wind is blowing the other way,” *C5)9,&)I,:&D:?I)9?G)G:'.+9H&G)9?G)(5)&?H5=,9I&) according to a staff person we spoke to at Lupin. The park &D&,E5?&)(5)'(9E)'9;&)*C:+&)(C&)9:,)J=9+:(E):')'(:++) is accepting evacuees, and six families are there as we went D9H:++9(:?I)0&(*&&?)C&9+(CE)9?G)=?C&9+(CEK)) to press with this newsletter. F%&) *:++) H&+&0,9(&) -&.(&/0&,) 1L(C) 9?G) C5.&) E5=M++)HC55'&)(5)N5:?)=')(C&?K)) U*:((&,)-5H:9+)"&(*5,S)-='.&?G') F@=.:?)@5GI&)&?G=,&G)(C&)@&O:?I(5?)P:++');:,&):?) !!"#$%&'()%:(C5=()WO.+9?9(:5?X) Q=+E)37ABR)0=()(C9?S;=++E)*&)C9D&)0&&?)'9;&);,5/) On Aug 5, we received a notice without warning that our ;:,&)(C:')E&9,K) popular Twitter site was being “temporarily restricted” for FT=,) C&9,(') I5) 5=() (5) 9++) (C5'&) *C5) C9D&) 0&&?) “violating Twitter Rules.” It didn’t say which rule or who ;:IC(:?I) 9I9:?'(R) 9;;&H(&G) 0E) 9?G) .&,:'C&G) ;,5/) has complained, if anyone. Since hundreds of other nudists (C&)*:+G;:,&'K))UC:')C9')0&&?)9)G&D9'(9(:?I)*&&S) sites remain okay, we appealed to learn why we were :?)89+:;5,?:9K) singled out, as this had happened to us before. FU5) C&+.) '=..5,() G:'9'(&,) ,&+:&;R) H5?':G&,) A week later Twitter replied we were now “suspended.” G5?9(:?I)(5)(C&)89+:;5,?:9)<:,&)<5=?G9(:5?KV) No explanation, no way to further appeal. This is not the "##$%&''((()*+,-./,0123+#-02)0.4'$.04.+5%'(-63,-./7 first time this has happened. We are much more careful ./6-/,7$.04.+5%'! than most sites about the kinds of nude photos we use, and we regularly block followers whose personal pages contain pornography. So, once again, we are mystified. But no fear, we will be back! Search for us when you log into Twitter to find our new regional page! 8! 90$:.-4"#! ;<;<! =:! UC&) !/&,:H9?) !''5H:9(:5?) ;5,) "=G&) #&H,&9(:5?)Y)%&'(&,?)#&I:5?K)"##!$%&'()!$*)*+,*-! ;>?@A!9+6+=+%+%!B0+3C!D1-#/!A??! 9+6+=+%+%C!9E!AF><;! G/=%-#/&!((()++2.(/%#)0.4! ./0(12(3!H2,0.5+#-02I++2.(/%#)0.4! !!"#$%&'()"&*'+&((&,) -&.(&/0&, 1212) )3 Z?(,5G=H:?I)9)[5=?I)!G=+(')85+=/?) In future columns, we look forward to bringing the ideals of AANR West to a new generation of nudists and naturists, working to engage young people, and fostering an environment that welcomes all to this great way of life. T(C&,)#&I:5?)"&*') "&*)!!"#)%&'()%&0)-:(&) @9=?HC&G)-&.()3) By Larry Gould, PhD, AANR West Director in Charge of the new Web Site Committee While the link remains the same – www.aanrwest.org – "&*)<9H&'\)[5=,)!!"#)%&'() the look and arrangement of the region’s website changed [5=?I)!G=+(')85//:((&&) on September 1, with our move to a new web management by Timothy Sargent & Evan Nix company. Our old website served us well for several years At this year’s annual meeting, two new faces to AANR but was in need of a major revamp to make it run faster and West, Timothy Sargent and Evan Nix, were named co- on a number of different kinds of devices. chairs of the region’s Young Adults Committee. This was At the direction of the Board the Website Committee has a project neither of us expected, but one which we are both been working with our new website developer One Stone eager to tackle. We had never met each other before this Web over the last couple of months. Not only did we surprising assignment, but in the weeks since the AANR revamp the website, we worked with One Stone Web to West convention, we’ve already begun to have enthusiastic conduct the research needed to make sure that we created and productive conversations about our vision for this a web presence that is inviting to our truly diverse committee, and for this region. It’s clear, we make a good audience. Another positive aspect to our move to One team. However, since we are both new faces to AANR Stone Web is a significant reduction in the cost of West members, we think a good way to start is to introduce maintaining the website. ourselves to you as well. We are proud to say that we are one among the growing Timothy hails from the Pacific Northwest, where he spent number of naturist groups doing business with One Stone several years studying and eventually teaching at Portland Web, who also handles the websites for Shangri-La Ranch State University. He recently moved to Los Angeles, where and De Anza Springs Resort. Shangri-La was awarded he now works in the world of pop culture. He also writes a the Best Web Site Award at the recent AANR national blog called @AlmostWildBlog which focuses on youth convention. and inclusivity in the naturist community, and he is on the There are many changes AANR International PR committee as chair of the Youth to the website. For and Diversity Advisory Committee. example, it will be more Evan found his way to Southern California in 2015 from compatible with mobile Las Vegas, by way of Denver, where he lived for ten years devices. The calendar working in advertising as a director and editor. His great- page (left) will have a great-grandfather was a prominent nudist and AANR new look and be president in the 1940’s named Rudolph Johnson. It was interactive with the through researching his ancestor that Evan became club’s website. involved with naturism, and with the Western Nudist Other changes include a different color scheme and menu Research Library, where he now sits on the board of system, making it easier to find the most popular pages. We directors. As a nudism historian, Evan also runs the popular are reducing the amount of information on the site, as well twitter account @NaturistVintage. as on each page so that the pages load faster and are more We quickly recognized that we both share a great deal of viewable on mobile devices. Finally, we are going to a reverence for AANR’s history and its mission, as well as a system that uses TABS to reduce the amount of passion for the importance of inclusivity for the future of information on a single page. our community. We recognize that fresh perspectives and We would like to thank Rocketboy Media for all of the new voices are an important part of keeping the naturist work they did to make our former website as good as it philosophy relevant for future generations, while also could be. remaining rooted in our history. Clubs: Please send us your calendar info on a regular basis As committee co-chairs, we are open to all sorts of new so we can post it online. ideas and avenues, especially given the current obstacles we all face due to COVID-19. With these challenges come The Contact email [email protected] remains the opportunities to spread our message using new forms of same. technology and media. !!"#$%&'()"&*'+&((&,) -&.(&/0&, 1212) )1 Laguna del Sol’s Naked Man festival was cancelled due to COVID-19. All they got were some beautiful human-like butterflies, pictures above and below. The club tells us the butterflies give us all hope that LdS can make next year’s event the best ever. Pictured from left to right are AANR-West Director Don Hubbard, George Galluzi., Terri Ortega, and Keahi Hubbard. The foursome fluttered around the park grounds and brought smiles to everyone. Women in Nude Recreation The struggle for nudist acceptance has seen a similar struggle, with one big exception: nudists refuse to identify Naturist Women’s Groups at Clubs themselves so the world can see how many of us there Celebrate 100 Years of Suffrage really are! Over the past year, several On the good side, in recent years many women have had of our clubs have started major leadership roles in AANR, with 4 of the last 5 monthly or quarterly national presidents.