

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 September, the Forest Service carried out its long planned foray against the expanding tamarisk in Pinyon and Palm Canyon. Kate Kramer, Forest Servcie biologist, who did the planning, led the team which Outward Bound kids also joined in the tamarisk assault. Below, Kramer explains the tamarisk biology to one of the Outward Bound participants.
Hot weather and lower fuel moisture have prompted the San Bernardino National Forest to increase fire restrictions, effective Thursday Sept. 1, 2011. Forest officials took these steps to prevent human-caused fires and raise public awareness as the summer continues to get warmer and drier. Most wildfires on the San Bernardino National Forest are human-caused and…