Big Bear, CA - More than 3,500 homeowners and businesses have benefitted from the many conservation programs offered by the City of Big Bear Lake Department of Water including toilet rebates, turf buybacks, free low flow showerheads and potential leak detection. Now the local water supplier is asking customers to give their feedback on which programs matter most and which they … [Read more...] about Help Shape the Future of Water Conservation
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Time To Get Your CHIP Together
Big Bear, CA - Fuel reduction through trimming vegetation overgrowth is one of the most important actions homeowners can take to reduce the threat of wildfire around their homes. Due to the warm and dry winter season in the Big Bear Valley, high fire conditions will start early. Residents are asked to be diligent through the summer months by creating and maintaining a firewise … [Read more...] about Time To Get Your CHIP Together
Bear Valley Electric Service Hosts Annual Earth Day Expo
Big Bear Lake, CA - – Bear Valley Electric Service is hosting its Annual Earth Day Expo today, April 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event will take place at BVES, which is at 42020 Garstin Drive in Big Bear Lake, and more than 20 local organizations will participate to provide education and resources focused on fire safety and conservation. This year’s Earth Day Expo … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Electric Service Hosts Annual Earth Day Expo
Seeking Volunteers to Staff Fire Lookouts in the Forest
Big Bear, CA - The Fire Lookout Host Program, one of the many volunteer programs of the Southern California Mountains Foundation, is now recruiting volunteers to staff fire lookouts for the 2018 fire season. Lookout Volunteers help protect the forest and local mountains communities as well as communities along the forest boundary from the threat of fire. Additionally, Lookout … [Read more...] about Seeking Volunteers to Staff Fire Lookouts in the Forest
Three Locals Arrested for Home Invasion and Shooting Into an Inhabited Dwelling
Big Bear, CA - Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 22, deputies from the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station responded to a call of shots heard near the 100 block of Highland Avenue in Sugarloaf. During the investigation, deputies located shotgun shells and bullet casings in the driveway of a home. At that time, the house was dark and no one answered the door. Deputies … [Read more...] about Three Locals Arrested for Home Invasion and Shooting Into an Inhabited Dwelling