Big Bear News - San Bernardino, CA - The USDA, United States Department of Agriculture, National Forest Service is hiring! The Tahquitz Hand Crew is recruiting highly motivated candidates who are interested in gaining fire fighter experience. Work is typically based on fire activity nationwide and resource availability on the local forest work is not … [Read more...] about On-Call Fire Fighters Wanted!
Confirmation That One Of The Three Eaglets Did Not Survive
Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - The Friends of Big Bear Valley, the non-profit organization that hosts the Big Bear Eagle Webcam, have comfimed that one of Jackie and Shadow’s chicks did not make it through this latest winter storm that brought over 2 feet of snow to the area. The chick’s passing happened sometime after all three were observed together getting fed at 6 pm … [Read more...] about Confirmation That One Of The Three Eaglets Did Not Survive
Remains Found Near Cactus Flats Identified as Missing Person, Carlos Baltazar
Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - Today, March 11, 2025, the San Bernardino County Coroner’s office released the name of the deceased whose remains were found in the area of Cactus Flats on October 26, 2024 and positively identified on February 22, 2025, to be those of 39-year-old Carlos Baltazar, a resident of La Puente. The determination was made utilizing DNA. The … [Read more...] about Remains Found Near Cactus Flats Identified as Missing Person, Carlos Baltazar
San Bernardino National Forest Announces New Mountain Top District Ranger
Big Bear News - Big Bear, CA - The San Bernardino National Forest Forest Supervisor has announced that Josh Direen will be taking over as the Mountain Top District Ranger effective Monday, February 17th. Josh has worked in engineering on the SBNF for over 22 years and has been the Forest Engineer for the last 3 years. He has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Cal … [Read more...] about San Bernardino National Forest Announces New Mountain Top District Ranger
UPDATE: BVES May Implement PSPS Friday Night Through Saturday Afternoon
Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - UPDATE: Sunday, January 26, 2025: Bear Valley Electric Service (BVES) is notifying customers that Southern California Edison (SCE) has restored power from the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) that affected the BVES supply lines. BVES crews performed safety inspections on affected electric infrastructure and successfully restored power to … [Read more...] about UPDATE: BVES May Implement PSPS Friday Night Through Saturday Afternoon