The water production in Pine Cove took a major jump last month. March production was 2.6 million gallons, which is 800,000 gallons (or 44 percent) more than the March 2016 volume of 1.8 million. Two years ago, in 2015, Pine Cove Water District’s production was 2.3 million gallons, which is the average March production…

As you head toward Banning on Highway 243 it’s easy to miss Twin Pines Road on your right as you speed off the mountain. If you venture down that road, you’ll pass acres of charred manzanita and live oaks that testify to the awesome devastation, which the Esperanza Fire created here in 2006.

The Idyllwild Garden Club invites the public to its 2015 kick-off meeting at noon Tuesday, March 3, at the lower level of the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church. Jackie Lasater and Ben White will give a presentation on soil and preparing soil for planting, so anyone with even a passing interest in gardening might find it…