The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center remains under mandatory evacuation order Saturday morning due to the Willow Fire burning in South Monterey County.The San Francisco Zen Center, which operates the Tassajara Center, issued a statement early Saturday morning regarding the proactive efforts crews are taking to save the Zen Center:There was moderate fire activity last night and the fire has moved closer to Tassajara.A module (a crew of ten firefighters) worked with the Tassajara Fire Crew yesterday and through the night, helping with fire prep and cutting fire lines. Dharma Rain was run until 11 pm. The area is damp and the water supply is good.The module ran a rotation of fire-watchers throughout the night, which gave our crew a good opportunity to rest.A statement from San Francisco Zen Center President Sozan Miglioli was also released with the update:The Willow Fire started in the Los Padres National Forest last night about 3 miles from Tassajara and is currently heading in the direction of Tassajara.Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued an Evacuation Order for Tassajara Road northwest to China Camp Campground in the Los Padres National Forest, including tributary Forest Routes and the Tassajara Zen Center.At 10:30 today most of the Tassajara residents were evacuated.The ZMC Fire Crew will remain in order to run “Dharma Rain” (Tassajara’s sprinkler system) and to prepare the monastery in case the fire reaches the valley. Tassajara has been working on special fire prep projects during the pandemic shutdown and the fire crew has been in place and training for several months. Our water supplies are good and we are well prepared for this situation. Right now there are four engines at Tassajara (two from CalFire and two from the Forest Service). They are helping our Fire Team to prep.We will continue to update this page with recent developments. The Resource list has been revised to reflect sources for the most up-to-date information on the fire in general. Thank you for your concern and for keeping Tassajara and our friends and neighbors in your thoughts.The San Francisco Zen Center and Tassajara Zen Mountain Center are monitoring the Willow Fire closely and will continue to issue updates as they become available.