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 San Jacinto City Council approved the draft Joint Powers Agreement with the Idyllwild Fire Protection District at its June 7 meeting. The council also directed its staff to continue to negotiate an extension of its contract with the Riverside County Fire Department. The council wants to see if the county will lower its cost…
Born November 1, 1946. Now, Celebrating 70 years … The Town Crier grows up and out! The Idyllwild Town Crier has had several prices and sizes over the years, and now — —We’ll be FREE ON THE HILL — free to P.O. boxes, free to Hill shops,…
“In like a lion and out like a lamb” is the common adage describing March weather, but in 2023 the lamb version has remained hidden. Another atmospheric river passed over the Hill last week bringing strong winds as well as wet weather. More than a dozen have moved over California this winter and, at least…
The growing number of pest-afflicted trees throughout California has forced the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to issue a draft emergency regulation to hasten the removal of dead and dying trees of any size. On May 7, Duane Shintaku, deputy director for Resource Management at Cal Fire, wrote to the Board and requested it…
By Holly Parsons, aka DispatchCorrespondent For two hours Dispatch waited for Sunflower [trail name] at the base of Devils Slide that fateful night. She learned from lingering hikers that a group of Europeans were camped above and took solace that he was safe and too exhausted to descend despite his call for pick up earlier…
The Idyllwild Snow Group, a core organization of residents in Idyllwild, Pine Cove and Fern Valley concerned about the unprecedented influx of recreational snow visitors and consequent safety issues, will hold a public meeting at the Nature Center. Said key organizer Marsha Kennedy, “This is a problem that will continue every snow season and we…