The U.S. Forest Service has waived fees for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.
visiting the San Jacinto Ranger District will cost you gas and food, but trails are free this weekend from today through Monday.
No fees to visit local forests
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The U.S. Forest Service has waived fees for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.
visiting the San Jacinto Ranger District will cost you gas and food, but trails are free this weekend from today through Monday.
The Gold-spotted Oak Borer (GSOB) remains a nemesis to Hill residents. Despite a decade of efforts, the GSOB is still active and killing oak trees on the Hill. “The infestation is still widespread, attacking most of the oaks,” said, Callie Squires, operations manager for the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC). “There has been no…
At its Nov. 27 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Commission approved a pilot project to use water tenders from Messina Water Service as resources available nationally for major fires. Last week, Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and Dan Messina discussed the venture in more detail with the Town Crier.
The Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) held its last board of directors meeting Friday with four members — Walter Bonneau Jr, Gary Erb, Robert Krieger and Richard Schnetzer — due to the resignation of James Gates. Bonneau asked what the reserve balance would be by the end of December. Assistant General Manager Jessica Priefer said…
Retail and growing licenses will take longer Initial applications for some cannabis business activities can be submitted to the Riverside County Planning Department on Dec. 26. In October, the Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance establishing allowable and prohibited commercial cannabis uses within the unincorporated areas of the county. This also defined the land-use zones…
The residents of Lake Hemet Camp 2B (Bear Camp) were given eviction notices on Dec. 17, 2019. Residents have the option to relocate to Camp 1. One of the main concerns brought up by residents at Camp 2B is that they are being asked to relocate or are being evicted from Camp 2B to Camp…
The potential danger of the coming fire season, exacerbated by the number of dead and dying pines, was the main topic at the June 10 Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting. “Everyone can see what’s going on with the trees,” said Cal Fire Unit Forester Gregg Bratcher. “Garner Valley has been hit very hard.” The current…