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Pearl, a black Labrador, was surrendered to the Humane Society by her owners because she just couldn’t stay put. Fortunately for Pearl, the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation discovered her. Since then, Pearl has shown her appreciation by saving lives all over the world.
The U.S. Forest Service, Idyllwild Fire and Cal Fire rescued a fallen rock climber in the wilderness Tuesday afternoon. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire reported that the rescue involved a rock climber who fell and was seriously injured near the Forest Haven Trail. The patient, an adult male was rescued by Cal Fire Helicopter 301, transferred to…
The U.S. Forest Service intends to conduct several prescribed burning projects this week throughout the San Bernardino National Forest. Tuesday, the burn was to be at the Kenworthy Fire Station in Garner Valley. Wednesday, the Forest Service plans to burn more piles near the Vista Grande Fire Station north of Pine Cove. Next week, there…
Bill Baker, left, accepts the Citizen of the Year honor from Mike Esnard, president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, who said to Baker …
During the U.S. Forest Service’s second 2015-16 Saturday count of bald eagles in Southern California, one adult was seen at Lake Hemet. A total of four bald eagles were seen throughout the region. The other three — one adult and two immature bald eagles — were observed at Lake Perris. In the press release announcing…
The evacuation of Idyllwild created an unintended consequence for the Idyllwild Water District. With many fewer people in town, demand on the wastewater treatment plant plummeted. This can be a problem for nourishing the bacteria that clean the water. “With the evacuation, [there were] no businesses or camps, thus no organic material for the biological…