Tonight (June 18) is being billed as Nature Night at the Big Bear Discovery Center, and will include a free presentation on the Pacific Crest Trail by local photographer Scott Cordner. The 7pm offering will feature Cordner’s slide show, which covers the beautiful scenery of his hiking trip along the 2,600 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, from Mexico to Canada. The next free … [Read more...] about Pacific Crest Trail Presentation at DC Tonight; Forest Restoration Planting on Saturday
San Bernardino National Forest
San Bernardino National Forest Association Awarded AmeriCorps Funding
The San Bernardino National Forest Association has just received an award of $250K annually over three years to operate an AmeriCorps program. This funding will expand the Association’s newly-launched Urban Conservation Corps to 40 members. AmeriCorps provides funding to local and national organizations and agencies committed to using national service to address critical … [Read more...] about San Bernardino National Forest Association Awarded AmeriCorps Funding
Get Outdoors! The Big Bear Discovery Center Provides Plenty of Opportunities in Saturday’s Celebration of National Get Outdoors Day
The Big Bear Discovery Center will, this Saturday, June 13, offer a number of fun outdoor activities as the San Bernardino National Forest Association celebrates National Get Outdoors Day, which is featured at 60 different sites on public lands throughout the U.S. Our local “Go Day” features a number of activities, many of them designed for youth, that launch from the DC, … [Read more...] about Get Outdoors! The Big Bear Discovery Center Provides Plenty of Opportunities in Saturday’s Celebration of National Get Outdoors Day
Municipal Water District Grants Juniper Point Marina Permit to SBNFA, But Holds on Issuing Commercial Permit to City for Boulder Bay Marina
More activities are coming to Big Bear Lake, given permit approvals by the Board of Directors of the Big Bear Municipal Water District at their meeting of June 4. Among those items approved are the Antique and Classic Boat Show, to be held at the B’s BarBQ docks August 20-23, and use of B’s lakeshore for United States Adaptive Recreation Center summer programs on summer … [Read more...] about Municipal Water District Grants Juniper Point Marina Permit to SBNFA, But Holds on Issuing Commercial Permit to City for Boulder Bay Marina
Arsonist Raymond Oyler, Responsible for Esperanza Fire, Receives Death Sentence; Five Firefighters from Engine 57 Lost Their Lives in 2006 Blaze
On October 26, 2006, five U.S. Forest Service firefighters from the San Jacinto Ranger District lost their lives in battling the Esperanza Fire when their apparatus, Engine 57, was overrun by flames. The individual responsible for setting the fire, Raymond Oyler, who had earlier been convicted of five counts of first-degree murder, was today (June 5) given the death sentence by … [Read more...] about Arsonist Raymond Oyler, Responsible for Esperanza Fire, Receives Death Sentence; Five Firefighters from Engine 57 Lost Their Lives in 2006 Blaze