Big Bear City, CA, April 26, 2013 - Since the Curbside Vegetation Chipping Program debuted in 2005 to help create defensible space on private property, several thousand tons of vegetation have been collected each year. The service had been free to Bear Valley residents, but the program is over now that funding has run out. There is still work to be done, however, so residents … [Read more...] about Defensible space: Chipping ends, clean-up still encouraged
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Chipper Program Continues To Create Defensible Space
Big Bear, Ca, November 16, 2011, 12:00pm - Many residents within the Big Bear Valley have once again created defensible space on their property, and utilized the free curbside chipper program put on by the Big Bear Valley Fire Protection program Thin Is In. The program, which started in 2006, has rapidly grown over the years with 3,068 requests for chipping in 2011, and over … [Read more...] about Chipper Program Continues To Create Defensible Space
Free On Demand Curbside Chipper Program
Big Bear Valley, CA, May 20, 2011, noon - Mother Nature provided some natural tree pruning again this year with the heavy snowfall during the winter months. As you work around your mountain home this season, Big Bear Valley Fire Agencies remind residents and property owners to create defensible space by limbing up trees, thinning out heavily treed areas on your property, and … [Read more...] about Free On Demand Curbside Chipper Program
David Yegge Awarded With Firewise Leadership Award
Big Bear, Ca, March 28, 2011, 4:00pm - David Yegge, Fire Fuels Program Supervisor for the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, has been selected as a state winner for the 2010 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Firewise Leadership Award, for his numerous efforts in the area of wildfire mitigation. According to the Big Bear Lake Fire Department, in just five years … [Read more...] about David Yegge Awarded With Firewise Leadership Award
8th Annual Xeriscape Garden Tour is Saturday, July 24th
Big Bear Valley, July 20, 2010, 12:07pm - The Sierra Club hosts the 8th annual Xeriscape Garden Tour this Saturday, July 24th featuring seven homes where the owners have created beautiful landscaped gardens that highlight drought-tolerant and native plants. Unique to the tour this year, one home will be showcased where the homeowner has combined defensible space with xeriscape … [Read more...] about 8th Annual Xeriscape Garden Tour is Saturday, July 24th