The U.S. Forest Service has issued a decision approving the continued maintenance of the Strawberry and West Ridge fuelbreaks to the south and west of Idyllwild. On Nov. 8, San Jacinto District Ranger Arturo Delgado signed the decision memorandum. The affected area covers a total of 166 acres on local national forest lands. The Strawberry […]
Mountain Disaster Preparedness held its election for its 2014 officers on Nov. 12. Essentially, the current board was returned. “We have some really great people,” said Mike Feyder, who remains president. Susan Weisbart will be the new vice president. She replaced Sherry Edwards who resigned. The other officers are unchanged: Bob Edwards, treasurer; Annamarie Padula, […]
Besides snow, flooding is an imminent danger in the San Jacinto Mountains for the next 24 hours. The National Weather Service has just posted the following forecast for the Hill through tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 23. Flash flood watch remains in effect until 10 p.m. this evening… The flash flood watch continues for a portion of […]
Pine Cove Water District directors held a brief meeting Nov. 13 with most of the discussion about this year’s water usage and a possible expansion. The board agreed with General Manager Jerry Holldber’s recommendation to invite Stonewood residents to the January meeting. “We’ll work through what it will take to incorporate [Stonewood] into our system,” […]
As part of its efforts to ensure counties with a large portion of public lands receive payments equivalent to the loss of property taxes, the House of Representatives has passed a bill that would increase timber logging efforts on many national forests. While logging is in a long-term decline in America, the causes are varied. […]
By Patrick Reitz Idyllwild Fire Chief At about 1 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, Idyllwild Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a structure fire in the 54400 block of Strawberry Valley Drive. Upon arrival on scene, personnel found that the resident had extinguished the fire. Residents who noticed the fire outside woke the […]
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday, Nov. 11, to Sunday, Nov. 17: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Nov. 11 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 12 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 12 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 13 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 13 — Water or steam leak, […]
The U.S. Forest Service has announced a one-year closure of portions of the San Jacinto Ranger District. The closed areas were severely damaged from the Mountain Fire this summer. [See map, page 3.] Trails originating at Saddle Junction and going to the eastern boundary of the district, such as Laws Camp and Caramba, are closed. […]
