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PHOTO: MDP’s ‘boots on the ground’ exercise
Mountain Disaster Preparedness conducted a four-hour “boots on the ground” exercise on Saturday. Here at the Town Hall Disaster Assistance Station, acting group commander Ian Schoenleber (standing center, back to camera) discusses the scenario with fellow team members.
Administration proposes to change protection of endangered species
Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration jointly published a proposed change to their regulations for implementing the Endangered Species Act. They are proposing to limit the definition of “taking” a threatened or endangered species to the language in the original law. Section 3(19) reads, “The term…
Idyllwild customers want to pursue possibility of consolidating water districts
One of the issues discussed during the Idyllwild Water District rate workshop was consolidation of the three local water districts — Idyllwild, Fern Valley and Pine Cove. Greg Henry, of NBS, who conducted the rate study, explained that IWD needed a sufficient reserve balance in case of unexpected, major and expensive catastrophes. “Smaller districts need…
Community Center board may manage local recreation
The future of recreation in Idyllwild may rest with the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board. While this group is in the midst of guiding the construction of an amphitheater and eventually a community center at Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, managing the complete local recreation program also may become its responsibility as early as…
