Caltrans has completed the emergency culvert repairs on Highway 243 in Idyllwild. Highway 243 is now opened in both directions northwest of Lake Fulmor, however, on Thursday, January 24 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be a one-way flagging operation on Highway 243 to apply the final touches to this project.
Officials with the Riverside County Department of Public Health and Riverside County Animal Services have announced that three separate rabid bat incidents have been recorded in Riverside County this month. Two were identified last week. None of these incidents were on the Hill, yet local residents should be careful. Public health officials stressed that anytime…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • Aug. 2 — Public service assist, 8:31 a.m. Dogwood Rd.• Aug. 2 — Medical aid, 8:49 a.m. Highway 243.• Aug. 3 — Public service assist, 12:39 a.m. Cougar Rd.• Aug. 3 — Service call, 11:55 a.m. Pine Dell Rd.• Aug. 3 —…
Updated 4:30 p.m. A wildfire started around 3 a.m. in the San Jacinto Mountains. The Lawler Fire is in National Forest lands about four miles north of Idyllwild along Highway 243. As of 1 p.m., it has burnt about 14 or 15 acres and is approximately 70 percent contained, according to Kate Kramer, Forest Service…
The San Bernardino Flying Squirrel is neither endangered nor threatened, the U.S. Fish Wildlife Service announced last week. In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity in 2010 and legal action to spur a response in 2014, the FWS did an extensive review of the Southern California mountains to determine the squirrel’s…
U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire firefighters responded to a report of a vegetation 1 mile up Bee Canyon Road on the west side of Bee Canyon at about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. First on scene reported the fire was 1 to 2 acres in light to medium fuels and traveling at a low to…
During the Idyllwild Garden Club’s first meeting of the year Sophia Dean (left) and Pat Hughes, both master gardeners, shared information about the master gardener’s program and how you can become one …
