The Independence Day holiday marks one of the biggest recreation weekends of the year on the San Bernardino National Forest, and visitors are reminded to be fire-safe. Possession and use of fireworks on the national forest is prohibited, and campfires are only permitted at developed sites in designated fire rings in campgrounds, picnic grounds and at yellow post sites; outside … [Read more...] about Visitors to the San Bernardino National Forest Are Reminded to Be Fire-Safe; No Personal Fireworks Permitted on Forest or in Big Bear Valley
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Tis the Season: Pine Pollen Blankets Big Bear Valley in Yellow
If you are plagued with the yellow powdery stuff on your car, porch or patio furniture, that is the seasonal pine pollen which, this year, seems heavier than normal. According to certified arborist David Yegge, who also serves as the Fire Fuels Program Coordinator for the Big Bear Lake Fire Department, “It occurs about this time every year and lasts about three to four weeks … [Read more...] about Tis the Season: Pine Pollen Blankets Big Bear Valley in Yellow
Blasting for Big Bear Bridge Project to Take Place Thursday Afternoon
CalTrans had announced that blasting in the vicinity of the new Big Bear bridge, at the Big Bear Dam, would be done on Wednesday; however Project Manager Rob Richardson of Flatiron Construction tells KBHR that this week’s blasting has been pushed back a day. That said, blasting at Big Bear Lake’s western-most end will be taking place on Thursday, June 25, and Richardson … [Read more...] about Blasting for Big Bear Bridge Project to Take Place Thursday Afternoon
Local Fire Crews Put Out Single Structure Blaze in Whispering Forest This Morning; Investigation Being Conducted by Bear City Fire Department
Local fire crews responded to a structure fire on the North Shore, just north of Division, at 6:30am this morning (June 22), though the blaze has since been contained and an investigation is being conducted by the Big Bear City Fire Department. The single-family, two-story wooden structure, located in the vicinity of Antelope Mountain Drive and Mount Verdi Road in the … [Read more...] about Local Fire Crews Put Out Single Structure Blaze in Whispering Forest This Morning; Investigation Being Conducted by Bear City Fire Department
Archaeological Excavations to Take Place in Holcomb Valley’s Clapboard Town Mining Camp
An archaeological field study will be taking place in Holcomb Valley starting Monday, through a partnership with the San Bernardino National Forest and UCLA’s Cotsen Institute of Archaelogy. During the five-week program (June 22 through July 24), students will be working with Forest Service archaeologists in Holcomb Valley, just north of Big Bear Lake, to perform archaeological … [Read more...] about Archaeological Excavations to Take Place in Holcomb Valley’s Clapboard Town Mining Camp