Bear Valley Search and Rescue volunteers got an early start this morning, as they have been assisting the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in locating a missing individual off Highway 18 in the Arctic Circle area. At about 1:15am this morning, January 4, a California Highway Patrol officer located an empty vehicle, parked at Lakeview Point on Highway 18. A check of … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Search and Rescue and Sheriff’s Personnel in Recovery Effort Off Arctic Circle This Morning; Deceased Identified as 81-Year-Old Arcadia Resident
San Bernardino National Forest
Sledding Available, and Snowshoeing Tours on the Forest; Be Sure to First Park Legally and Off the Road
If you plan to sled, tube or toboggan, first be sure that you are not parked illegally, in the roadway or in a residential driveway and, if on the San Bernardino National Forest, be sure to display an Adventure Pass on the dashboard before leaving your vehicle. Big Bear offers two developed snow play areas, Alpine Slide and Snow Play, at either end of Big Bear Lake on the … [Read more...] about Sledding Available, and Snowshoeing Tours on the Forest; Be Sure to First Park Legally and Off the Road
Forest Service Counts Four American Bald Eagles in the Big Bear Valley
American bald eagles winter here in the Big Bear Valley, given our location along the Pacific Migratory Flyway and the millions of ducks (which are food for the eagles), which pass through the San Bernardino mountains. In order to track the eagles, the U.S. Forest Service has conducted winter counts since 1978 and, as of this month’s one-hour eagle census in this, the program’s … [Read more...] about Forest Service Counts Four American Bald Eagles in the Big Bear Valley
MWD Extends Dock Length Allowance for Eagle Point Area; Test Policy in Place for 2010
Those with boat docks in the Eagle Point area will be given opportunity to extend those boat docks in the coming year, given Municipal Water District Board approval for the new test policy in their meeting on Thursday. At present, all Big Bear Lake dock lengths are to be within the 70 foot regulation, though for calendar year 2010, MWD will allow lakeshore docks, from Swim … [Read more...] about MWD Extends Dock Length Allowance for Eagle Point Area; Test Policy in Place for 2010
Smoke from Hazardous Fuels Pile Burns Off Highway 38 May Be Visible
Crews from the U.S. Forest Service did some hazardous fuels pile burns in the Angelus Oaks area yesterday, so some residual smoke may still be visible from the Big Bear Valley. At this time [8am], additional pile burning was not scheduled to be taking place today but, again, some smoke may be visible in the vicinity of Barton Flats off Highway 38. … [Read more...] about Smoke from Hazardous Fuels Pile Burns Off Highway 38 May Be Visible