’Tis the season of giving and holiday cheer, and members of our community have both shared and received in special presentations this week. This morning, the City of Big Bear Lake contributed to a special wish of Tristan Crouse, a six-year-old from Sun City who is being treated for terminal cancer at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. The City partnered with paving and … [Read more...] about ‘Tis the Season: The City of Big Bear Lake and Forest Service Hotshots Grant Christmas Wishes for Children
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Forest Service Rounds Up 50 Burros in East Valley; Burro Adoptions Offered in Redlands This Saturday
In mid-October, biologists with the San Bernardino National Forest implemented a burro roundup, the first in 12 years, to reduce the number of wild burros in the Shay Meadows area. The corral trap, which lured the burros in given the availability of food and water, remained in place into the Thanksgiving weekend (though the trap was taken down before the snowstorm) and, all … [Read more...] about Forest Service Rounds Up 50 Burros in East Valley; Burro Adoptions Offered in Redlands This Saturday
Smoke May Be Visible, Due to Forest Service Pile Burns Off Highway 38
Smoke may be visible from the Big Bear Valley this afternoon, as the U.S. Forest Service is conducting hazardous fuels pile burns in the Barton Flats area off Highway 38. Pile burns on the National Forest will continue through the winter months, and smoke may again be visible tomorrow, if weather conditions allow for continued work in the Barton Flats area. Update: Pile burns … [Read more...] about Smoke May Be Visible, Due to Forest Service Pile Burns Off Highway 38
Forest Service Rounds Up 50 Burros in Shay Meadows Area in Recent Weeks
Big Bear Valley’s burro population boomed in the 1990s, likely the result of the since-discontinued Old Miners’ Days burro races; following the days long race, burros would be released around Baldwin Lake and, over time, a herd of burros built up in that area. The U.S. Forest Service responded in 1997, and rounded up 90 wild burros and placed them in the Bureau of Land … [Read more...] about Forest Service Rounds Up 50 Burros in Shay Meadows Area in Recent Weeks
Forest Association Testing AmeriCorps Applicants
The San Bernardino National Forest Association has 20 spots available in its new AmeriCorps program, but they received many more applications. So, the agency developed an extensive orientation process, including a 6 mile hike along Grays Peak trail above Big Bear Valley. The goal of the local AmeriCorps program is to introduce young adults to conservation-related public … [Read more...] about Forest Association Testing AmeriCorps Applicants