Big Bear, CA, August 8, 2016 - The Pilot Fire started at about 12:10 pm on Sunday, August 7, near the Miller Canyon OHV area off of Highway 138. The Forest Service is in Unified Command with CALFIRE, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, and California Highway Patrol. This morning, the Forest Service used infrared mapping on the fire and updated the acreage to 4,500 acres … [Read more...] about Update on the Pilot Fire
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The Adventure Pass is Back
San Bernardino, CA, July 20 - To implement a settlement reached by plaintiffs and the U.S. Forest Service, a district court has vacated a 2014 ruling that affected the U.S. Forest Service’s ability to enforce recreation fees at standard amenity recreation fee sites in the Los Padres, Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland National Forests in southern California. On May 19, … [Read more...] about The Adventure Pass is Back
California Naturalist Volunteer Training Big Bear Discovery Center; September-November 2016
Big Bear, CA, July 17th, 2016 - Do you enjoy learning about the natural world? Would you like to learn about the amazing and unique ecology of California? If so, consider becoming a California Naturalist! Southern California Mountains Foundation is proud to host a California Naturalist Volunteer Training at the Big Bear Discovery Center in Fawnskin, CA beginning September … [Read more...] about California Naturalist Volunteer Training Big Bear Discovery Center; September-November 2016
Youth Conservation Corps Benefits Students and Mountains
San Bernardino National Forest, CA, July 11, 2016 - High school students, ages 15-17, are using their summer break to work in conservation, side-by-side with the Southern California Mountains Foundation and U.S. Forest Service staff, fulfilling a need for trail maintenance in the Cleveland and San Bernardino National Forests. It's a 7-week paid assignment for 11 students in a … [Read more...] about Youth Conservation Corps Benefits Students and Mountains
CALFIRE Officials Confirm Over 66 Million Dead Trees in CA
Big Bear, CA, June 24, 2016 - As wildfires burn across California, new estimates on the number of dead trees in California were announced, prompting continued concern for California’s forest health and wildfire danger. The US Forest Service released the outcome of its latest aerial surveys over California forestland, finding that over 66 million trees have now died due to … [Read more...] about CALFIRE Officials Confirm Over 66 Million Dead Trees in CA