

Sharp-skinned hawk spotted
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This sharp-shinned hawk is perched on a smooth manzanita limb and keeps a watchful eye out for prey. Photo by Doris Jean Lombard

In Mountain Center, a couple of rodents, a.k.a. chipmunks, are taking over the bird nest box. They are making themselves at home, leaving the chickadees homeless …
Butterfly Mint Bush, (Monardella antonina), a California native plant, is a real butterfly magnet.
Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in America played by people of all ages and athletic abilities ….
I was lucky to attend camp in the Idyllwild area during the years from 1967 through 1972. Camp Roosevelt was nestled about seven miles from Idyllwild in Garner Valley located right next to the Hurkey Creek campground. I was 10 ½ when I began attending the camp, which had been in existence for over 30 years. It was then owned and managed by Dan Slater. It was a co-ed camp that my brother Steve and I attended during the 60’s counter-cultural revolution. We had hippies as counselors and no parents at the camp, and seldom on parents’ weekend. It was an overnight camp where you could stay from three to eight weeks.