One of the realities of Harbin’s rebuild is that costs are escalating: even the entirety of Harbin’s financial reserves will not be enough for us to replace what was lost. So to help us meet our growing costs, we’ve been actively fundraising and pursuing grant opportunities. One pending opportunity is a $450,000 CalFire grant to support air and watershed health through wetland restoration and the removal of dead trees. Thanks to the successful work we’ve already done restoring Harbin’s land and water, and the strength of the plan we submitted to Calfire, we are now among the handful of final applicants being considered for this major support. This is great news – and we ask that you please join us in holding the vision of Harbin soon being awarded this very significant CalFire grant.

Click on the photo above for a special aerial meditation: a drone tour of Harbin’s pools and land, taken early this spring. Since then, we’ve made even more progress on our pool area, temporary buildings, and landscape. We’ve also begun preparing our new, on-line reservations software (much more about that in upcoming newsletters). And we’ve begun interviewing returning staff and new applicants for the reception, food service, bodywork, landscaping, maintenance, and security positions for which people need to be hired and trained before we can reopen. 

And when will reopening be? We still cannot say for sure. If everything goes perfectly, the earliest possible opening date is currently the very end of August. But so much is still beyond our control – and that date is still subject to significant postponement. Please know that all of us continue to work with passion, dedication, and love to bring you the best possible Harbin Hot Springs... as soon as that can possibly be.