Saturday, June 12 is National Get Outdoors Day, and the San Bernardino National Forest Association encourages families to get outdoors and experience a variety of activities being offered at the Big Bear Discovery Center. The June 12 schedule of events runs from 9am to 9pm, and includes kayak tours at 9am, 12:30pm and 3:30pm, gold panning at 10am, a free map and compass course … [Read more...] about National Get Outdoors Day
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National Trails Day
The U.S. Forest Service hosts National Trails Day, and this year's theme is "Find your happy place," encouraging Americans to get outside and celebrate the outdoors. As one of more than 1,500 National Trails Day activities in this, the effort's 18th year, the San Bernardino National Forest and the Bear Valley Trails Foundation are seeking volunteers to aid in invasive species … [Read more...] about National Trails Day
Simply Voices to Open Music in the Mountains Concert Series, to Benefit Peace Gardens and Forest Restoration
Big Bear Valley, CA -- The Music in the Mountains concert series returns to the outdoor amphitheater at the Big Bear Discovery Center, with a kick-off concert this Saturday featuring local talent. The Memorial Day weekend concert, outside under the stars on the San Bernardino National Forest, is offered at a cost of just $5 (free for children 12 and under); the 7pm show is … [Read more...] about Simply Voices to Open Music in the Mountains Concert Series, to Benefit Peace Gardens and Forest Restoration
U.S. Forest Service Re-opens 3N14, Closed Since the Butler #2 Fire of 2007
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
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