Big Bear, CA, April 24th, 2016 - Forest Service Fire crews are planning to burn approximately 12 acres as part of the Angelus Oaks Fuel Reduction project. Weather and conditions permitting, firefighters are planning to start the burning project as early as Tuesday next week. The project area will be divided into two sections along road 1N12 immediately north of the Angelus … [Read more...] about Prescribe Burn in Angelus Oaks
San Bernardino National Forest
Volunteers Needed for Annual Meadows Edge Clean-Up Day
Big Bear, CA, April 14, 2016 - The second annual Meadows Edge Clean Up Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, 2016, at the popular day use picnic area from 9am to 1pm. Volunteers of all ages are needed to help with the general clean up and prepare this popular family area for the 2016 summer season. Registration is required at MountainsFoundation. Volunteers can participate … [Read more...] about Volunteers Needed for Annual Meadows Edge Clean-Up Day
Fatal Fall from Bridge Near Big Bear Dam
Big Bear Lake, CA, April 7, 2016 - At approximately 11:15 p.m. on April 6, deputies from the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station responded to assist Big Bear Fire Department with a subject who reportedly fell from the structure of the Highway 18 bridge near Big Bear Dam. The victim, identified as 27-year-old Craig Cowie, a resident of Sugarloaf, was hiking with friends in the ravine … [Read more...] about Fatal Fall from Bridge Near Big Bear Dam
Group Advocates For Full-Time Big Bear Trail Staff
Big Bear, CA, March 28th, 2016 - The Big Bear Valley Trails Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy group, would like to see full-time paid trail staff for Big Bear. Other top notch resort destinations like Aspen, Mammoth Lakes, Breckenridge and Lake Tahoe have full-time staff involved in recreational trail promotion and maintenance. Driz Cook, the chairman of the foundation, asks … [Read more...] about Group Advocates For Full-Time Big Bear Trail Staff
Southern California Mountains Foundation Seeks Public Comment
Big Bear, CA, March 9, 2016 - The nonprofit Southern California Mountains Foundation is seeking public comments on the State of California Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division preliminary grant application for the 2015/2016 grant cycle. The State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Southern California Mountains Foundation, … [Read more...] about Southern California Mountains Foundation Seeks Public Comment