Big Bear Valley, CA -- U.S. Forest Service Road 3N14, located just north of Fawnskin, reopened to the public today, per an announcement from Mountaintop District Ranger Scott Tangenberg. The popular forest road, which links Big Bear Lake’s North Shore to Big Pine Flats and Holcomb Valley, had been closed since October 2007, after the Butler and Butler #2 Fires. Though 3N14 is … [Read more...] about U.S. Forest Service Re-opens 3N14, Closed Since the Butler #2 Fire of 2007
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County Supervisor Derry to Deliver Keynote Address on Community Forum on Teen Drinking
Big Bear Valley, CA -- Third District County Supervisor Neil Derry will be contributing to the efforts of Big Bear Recovery Service’s Breakthrough Task Force, the local group which has partnered with the Rim Youth Prevention Leadership Coalition to establish a Social Host Ordinance within the County and, specifically, our mountain communities. The Breakthrough Task Force is … [Read more...] about County Supervisor Derry to Deliver Keynote Address on Community Forum on Teen Drinking
Sheriff’s Deputies Put Down Mountain Lion at Baker Pond Thursday Morning; DFG Confirms Same Animal from Last Week’s Attacks
Big Bear Valley, CA -- The mountain lion that had been in the Whispering Forest neighborhood along the North Shore over the last week has been put down by Big Bear Sheriff’s Station deputies this morning (May 6). The juvenile mountain lion first came to residents’ attention when, last Friday, it jumped a small fence and attacked and killed a small dog just days after also … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Deputies Put Down Mountain Lion at Baker Pond Thursday Morning; DFG Confirms Same Animal from Last Week’s Attacks
Lone Jogger Followed by Mountain Lion in Lake Arrowhead Forest Area; Smaller Cat Seen in Bear City Neighborhood Again Last Night
Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear City, CA -- Residents in Big Bear’s Whispering Forest neighborhood aren’t the only ones to have had an encounter with a mountain lion in recent days. On Tuesday morning, May 4, a Running Springs woman was jogging alone in the San Bernardino National Forest, just north of Lake Arrowhead, and was followed by a mountain lion. According to Jason … [Read more...] about Lone Jogger Followed by Mountain Lion in Lake Arrowhead Forest Area; Smaller Cat Seen in Bear City Neighborhood Again Last Night
Mountain Lion Kills Small Dog in Big Bear City Neighborhood; DFG Offers Precautions for Mountain Residents
Big Bear City, CA -- There have been mountain lion sightings in the Big Bear Valley over the last week though, per local officials with the California Department of Fish and Game, all indications are that this is just one juvenile mountain lion that has ventured into residential neighborhoods. On Friday afternoon, April 30, residents in the Whispering Forest area along the … [Read more...] about Mountain Lion Kills Small Dog in Big Bear City Neighborhood; DFG Offers Precautions for Mountain Residents