
Photo by J P Crumrine
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The next Permaculture meeting (a subgroup of Idyllwild Conversations) will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Idyllwild Library. The topic is “Harvesting and Preserving Food in Idyllwild.” The meeting is free, and all are invited.
This blue heron is having lunch in a Mountain Center backyard.
While trees look inactive going into winter, the fact is they continue to regulate their metabolism and only slow down some physiological activities. This decrease in photosynthesis and transpiration begins a tree’s dormant phase. Even during winter, trees continue to slowly grow roots, respire and take in water and nutrients. A dormant tree needs to…
Idyllwild Community Center and Riverside County Parks will co-host theannual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 30, at the Idyllwild RegionalPark, 54000 Riverside County Playground Rd. Although it’s spring, weather is always uncertain. The Easter Bunny hasassured event planners that he is hippity-hoppity ready to greetchildren and families for photos and hugs, and lots of candy-…
In this column, my Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit teammates and I usually focus on safety on the trails and the overall beauty of the high country. Never have we talked about the safety aspect of the core sport that makes Idyllwild a destination for people from around the world — climbing!
Wes Rizor was the first “Olympian” to carry the torch and he repeated the feat this month at his alma mater.