Flagstaff, AZ, March 27, 2012, 8:00am - If you're looking for technical and economical solutions to the everyday challenges in your woody biomass operation and you'd like to highlight a new wood product or technology, you should attend the SmallWood 2012 conference coming up in May in Flagstaff, Arizona. Wildfires and bug-killed forests are generating enormous quantities of … [Read more...] about SmallWood 2012: Forest Restoration For A New Economy
Environment
Grant Awarded To Discovery Center’s Nature Explore Classroom
Fawnskin, CA, March 26, 2012, noon - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the USDA’s continuing commitment to get kids outdoors and connected to the natural world around them with $1 million in cost-share funding from the US Forest Service to enhance children’s programs in 18 states. Some of the Forest Service grant funding will be distributed to the agency’s More … [Read more...] about Grant Awarded To Discovery Center’s Nature Explore Classroom
Bald Eagles Seen In Local Mountains
Big Bear Lake, CA, March 20, 2012, 4:00pm – On Saturday March 10, the final bald eagle count of the season was conducted by local Federal and State biologists and volunteers around lakes in the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains. Approximately 54 volunteers participated in the 1-hour eagle census in the Big Bear/Baldwin Lake area where 6 eagles were observed. While this … [Read more...] about Bald Eagles Seen In Local Mountains
Bald Eagle Chick Hatched At Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake, CA, March 9, 2012, 3:00pm - The San Bernardino National Forest says a pair of bald eagles have successfully nested and produced a chick near Big Bear Lake. The new chick was born sometime around February 11th and his nickname is Jack, to honor one of the most dedicated eagle count volunteers, Jack Lubecki, who passed away a couple of years ago. The chick was born … [Read more...] about Bald Eagle Chick Hatched At Big Bear Lake
Volunteers Needed To Count Bald Eagles
Big Bear, CA, March 6, 2012, 3:00pm – Volunteers are needed to help the Forest Service count bald eagles in the next bald eagle count in the San Bernardino Mountains this Saturday, March 10, 2012. Concurrent Bald Eagle counts are held at Big Bear Lake and Baldwin Lake. Volunteers will be stationed at vantage points around the lakes, where they map and note any eagle … [Read more...] about Volunteers Needed To Count Bald Eagles