While the first snow of the 2018 winter arrived this week, the California Highway Patrol has already begun vigilantly enforcing the “No Parking” and “No Stopping” rules along Fern Valley Road, and one resident is not happy about it. Over the past year, the Idyllwild Snow Group, led by Marsha Kennedy, approached Riverside County 3rd…

For several years, members of the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce have been working with the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research to evaluate whether fuels treatments that leave chipped woody material behind are contributing to fire abatement or creating a fire problem. The lead investigator, Dr. Pamela E. Padgett, research plant physiologist at the research…

The California Department of Parks and Recreation has announced the availability of the draft Long Valley management Plan. The public review period began Monday, Nov. 14 and continues through Friday, Dec. 16. Comments or questions should be sent to Luke Serna, Parks and Recreation Specialist, 8885 Rio San Diego Dr., Suite 270, San Diego, CA…