VIDEO: The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has approved and commissioned a memorial to honor the victims of the 2017 Tubbs wildfire that killed 22 people.
It could be a monument, a reflecting space, or both, solely depending on what the survivors want to honor the victims. More than eight years after the Tubbs Fire scorched 37,000 acres of Napa and Sonoma counties, killed 22 and incinerated Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park and Fountain Grove hamlets, a lasting tribute will soon become a reality. “We only reviewed artistes’ past projects and their qualifications. We did not ask for any initial designs,” said Tara Thompson, Creative Sonomaโs Director.
Chosen for the task, renowned California sculptor and landscape artist Cliff Garten, whose work will stand permanently in Santa Rosa’s Nagasawa Community Park.
