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Happy Holidays from the Board
of Mountain C.A.R.E.!
Thank you to all of you who either joined
Mountain C.A.R.E. for the first time, who
renewed their membership,and our wonderful
Advertisers. Because of your support, we now
print and distribute over 1000 copies of the Bear
Facts. We are now seen on the Wright Times
Website (http://www.wrighttimes.com/) under
the Mill Creek Canyon section.
We also are incubating the Mill Creek Canyon
Fire Safe Council, which has hosted Chipper
Days and delivered fire safety information doorto-door in Forest Falls and mountain Home
Village. By the way, they meet at the Fire Station
the first Thursday of every month, if you are
interested in offering some of your time.
It has been a good year for the local canyons,
because we have not had any wildfires, and
because we are getting more precipitation than
recent years. Many things will grow now, and
we need to be conscious of the need to maintain
a safe and beautiful level of growth.
We all hope that the New Year brings many
good things to your homes.
Thanks Again,
Elmo Pinard
What Seeds ARE these?
I may be the only one who does not know what
these are, and why there is an abundance of
them on Prospect. We have been here 10
years, and perhaps I am just beginning to pay
attention, but I don t remember them being so
prolific.
Does this mean that whatever has produced
them anticipates a particular change in the level
of available water?
Are we able to predict a very wet year because
of their larger numbers?
It may be fun to have the answers printed in the
next issue of the Bear Facts, so please send
your knowledge in a letter to us at PO Box 13,
Forest Falls, CA 92339
Spring Forward and Fall Back
With the changes in daylight savings time we are all reminded to
change the batteries on our smoke detectors. How often due you
actually check your smoke detectors to make sure that they are
operable? They should be checked before closing the windows for
the winter, then monthly.
Remember, while sleeping, our sense of smell is muted and it is the
sound of a blaring smoke alarm that will wake you from a sound sleep
to allow your escape.
Mothers of PreSchoolers (MOPS) Update
New Teen MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) now
forming in Yucaipa. This group is designed to
meet the distinct needs of being a teenage
mother with children under school age;
pregnancy through kindergarten. We will meet
every Thursday night from 6:30 - 8:30 starting
on January 13, 2005. Find support with other
teen moms and resources to help you become
a better parent. Meetings will consist of games,
crafts, discussion time, and special speakers!
Childcare is provided and transportation may
also be available. Meetings are free but
registration is required. To sign up or for more
information, please call the office at Yucaipa
Christian Church at (909) 797-1108.
Edit or : Heat her Rheuby
(e-mail: [email protected])
The Bear Facts is published quarterly by
Mount ain C.A.R.E.
Post Office Box 13, Forest Falls. CA 92339.
Letters and articles are encouraged, however,
Mountain CARE cannot pay for submissions.
Information about article submissions:
contact Jean Scofield at 794-3240.
Advertising: Display ads available at reasonable rates.
Rates have gone up for 2005.
Please write for our rate sheet.
Payment must accompany ad.
For information on advertising.
Contact Shirley Bauer at 389-7531.
Deadlines: For next issue to be published in
Winter 2005, all advertising and articles must be
submitted by January 31, 2005
Technology and the Human Element
By Tom McIntosh, Fire Captain
There has been a lot of articles surface over the past couple of years concerning the natural hazards that can
and do occur in Mill Creek Canyon (the communities of Forest Falls and Mountain Home Village). This
hazards include, but are probably not limited to: Wild Fire, Earthquake, Flood, Debris Flow (a flood
mixed with boulders, trees, cars and anything else that can move once the ground is liquefied), Rockfall
hazard (the theory that, given a catastrophic earthquake, portions of Yucaipa Ridge might let loose with
rocks/boulders of sufficient size to take out a house or even blocks of houses), and Severe Winter Storms.
People have pretty much made this canyon their home since the late 1800 s. And as the population has
grown everywhere, so has our little bit of paradise. When I first made Forest Falls my permanent zip code
there were about 300 year round residents representing about 15% full time occupancy. Today we share
our canyon with around 1100 full timers living in about 65% of our homes and cabins.
I often wonder what precipitates the attitude that government owes us more than it did our previous
generations. Most folks who lived in a mountain setting did not expect city conveniences and felt the
trade off of reduced crime, congestion, noise, let alone the substantial decrease in property taxes, were a fair
balance for simply being tuff and responsible for yourself, your family and your neighbors.
In response to demands for a higher level of forecast or prediction, several methods have been created over
the years to provide early warning of pending weather events. A review of what is available is probably in
order.
T.V. Weather Forecasts: available from local or regional broadcasters providing their opinion of
occurring or upcoming weather issues.
NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts/alerts: Many different radio s allow you to tune to the frequency
for our area, the frequency for our mountains is 162.500
NWS Internet site. Current weather and forecasts at www.nws.noaa.gov
TENS. Telephone Emergency Notification System. Known by some as the Reverse 911,
it allows our County to call your home with important emergency info. (continued next page)
Technology and the Human Element (con t)
NWS Flood Index. Available June September on www.ForestFalls.com or on the NWS
internet site providing a prediction of flash flood potential in our area.
Community Siren. Not online as of this writing but when installed will provide notification
for fire evacuation and possibly pending flooding.
Flashing road signs. Positioned at our main bridge and providing yet another heads
up to the possibility of incoming weather.
While the methods described above can provide a boatload of valuable information they all are
vulnerable to at least one thing human error if not also interruption by power outage, wind
storm, fire, system overload, etc.
Once you have equipped yourself with all the techno avenues available don t forget what might
just be the oldest and most important early warning system still around, YOU. We can t dismiss
the human element when it comes to our own safety. Regardless of what others may try to do
in your best interest the final decision on the immediate actions that you take to protect yourself
and others must include your own observations of what is going on around you. BE ALERT TO
YOUR SURROUNDINGS!
When the sky darkens, the rain turns to large hail and/or you hear a train coming down your
canyon or creek, think Flood or Debris Flow and consider moving to high ground.
If a catastrophic flash flood is to occur, it may happen within minutes so do not hesitate.
If heavy smoke is burning your eyes and nose and/or burning embers are falling in your yard. It
may be too late to evacuate the community so consider moving to the STAR site closest to your
home. STAR= Short Term Area of Refuge, are the designated areas in Mill Creek that we can
retreat to during a fire storm if necessary.
When we look back we may find that modern technology provided the needed lead time to avoid
injury during a natural disaster. But don t forget that you are the human element in this equation,
learn or remember simple survival techniques and react to your instincts. In the final analysis we
must accept responsibility for ourselves.
DOG TAILS
Submitted by
Ann Klingbeil
Winter is upon us once
again! Please be sure
your dog s doghouse is
well winterized unless it
stays in the house with
you, of course.
Make sure they have
water that is not frozen and PLEASE keep up
on a heartworm preventative, even in the
winter, in Forest Falls.
With cookies, chocolates, turkey (all bad
things for dogs) available in your house
during the holidays, be very careful that your
dog does not have access to these items.
Keep pet approved treats on hand for both
your dog and cat and do not allow children to
feed them forbidden snacks.
Have a Warm and Happy Holiday Season.
Help Is Needed With The Paper
Recycling At The Post Office!
It is time for the MEN in the community to come
forward and help us ladies. Our trash hauler
will not pick up recyclables from the Post Office.
For the last several years, ladies of the
community have been picking up the containers
of paper (that everyone else leaves there).
These hard working ladies have been disposing
of this heavy material by taking it all by
themselves to the dumpster at the bridge. Have
you tried to lift that barrel of recyclable paper?
The barrel needs to be disposed of each
Thursday.
Recycling is everyone s
responsibility, and I am sure there are some
strong men that will agree to join forces with
the ladies.
For more information, please call Janine at
389-4602
Thanks to all who cleared their yards of slash
and for accumulating the slash with your neighbors. The effort to make our properties defensible will be rewarded. Because of your enthusiasm, the chippers from the Fire Department had
to continue for more than 8 days!
Fire Rescue News
Tom McIntosh, Fire Captain
Fire Season engine staffing: The daily hardcover of many firehouses in the Mountains,
including Forest Falls, will fall back to normal softcover status on November 28th. This resumption
of service as we have known it for decades means that available firefighters will respond On
Call as alarms occur. The hardcover program was a great success since implemented in August
and is credited for making quick saves on several fires as well as providing time for critical
training and station improvements. We expect to resume the hardcover staffing with the return of
the fire season in late Spring of 2005.
Canyon Wide Hydrant Testing: The firefighters have completed the flow testing of all fire
hydrants in Forest Falls. This data will be used to now calculate each hydrant s capability when
flowing a minimum of 20 psi residual pressure which will in turn be used to color code each
hydrant and be entered into a County wide database which can be used for determination of
residential fire sprinkler requirements and to assist in community fire ratings for residential fire
insurance companies. The next issue of the Bear Facts should include a synopsis of the entire
hydrant system in Forest Falls bet you just can t wait!.
Water Tender status. Still no water tender in the barn. We expected this unit to return from the
shop almost 2 months ago but quality control issues have delayed its rebuilding. I wish to thank
our County Fire shop supervisor Doug Rand for his tenacity, insuring that the rebuild being done
by outside contracts is completed to the highest standards.
Congratulations are due to several new hires; Firefighter Trainee Matt Gardner, Firefighter
Trainee and EMT Mike Cohn who has transferred to us from Mentone Station 9, Firefighter
Trainee Cliff Walters. Promotional congratulations to firefighters Misha Boiarski, Jin Yong
King and Scott Gillespie from Firefighter Trainee to Firefighter. Congratulations also to
Firefighters Robert Clark and Jin Yong King for having obtained their DMV Class B Firefighters
drivers license s. Congratulations to our own: Fire Captain Jeff Britton on his promotion to Los
Angeles County Fire Department Captain , to our Firefighter Driver/Operator Tito Smith on his
promotion to San Manuel Fire Department Engineer and to Firefighter Paramedic Jon Schaefer
on his promotion to San Bernardino County Fire Department Captain .
A Story from M.J. Turner
I was in Afghanistan for two months working with an organization that provides services to
humanitarian aid organizations. It was two of the hardest months I have spent and I am very glad
to be home. One of the hardest things about being there was getting a glimpse at the absolute
oppression of women. As a foreigner I was not subjected to the extremes of their mistreatment of
women but as a part of entering into their culture I covered appropriately, which meant covering
my head to shoulders with a scarf and wearing traditional clothing. I found this to be extremely
oppressive. Yikes!
So I want to share with you one of my stories! We provide communication technology and we
had a need in several of our sites to have containment around our equipment to prevent it from
unsuspecting interference (i.e. unplugging the power). So I volunteered to build three wooden
boxes. I sequestered some power tools from one of our team members and ordered the wood
and began work in the courtyard of our business facility. I worked just inside the entrance so all
could see as they came and went.
I was quite the spectacle! As I worked on these boxes Afghan men would pass by with great
curiosity. They would remark, You are carpenter?! And I would say, Yes, like Jesus! They
were amazed not just that I was a carpenter but a female carpenter! At one point I had five men
standing around just watching me work. Woo-hoo! What great fun!!
One of the Afghan men I worked with said, you are like man and I told him women are completely
capable of doing this kind of thing but his culture prevents them and he pondered my words for a
moment! It was a bit of a victory!
I am glad Afghanistan has elected it s first President and many brave women were out in great
numbers to cast their vote! I hope and pray with great anticipation for the rebuilding of a new
Afghanistan.
But mostly I am very happy to be home and ecstatic for the snow!!
HELP WANTED!
By Firefighter Aaron Kendall
Your Forest Falls fire fighters are looking for Community Volunteers to help with clearing
debris from around the Fire Hydrant that serves your home. Did you know that if there
is debris around the Fire Hydrant it could several minutes to clear it before we could
even turn it on? This time lost can mean a big difference in trying to save your property
during a fire. Snow piled up around the Fire Hydrant can freeze the caps on, making it
almost impossible to remove them when needed.
Forest Falls has two types of fire hydrants; the dry barrel (like the
one shown here) has three outlets and is operated by a valve on the
top of the unit. The dry barrel is our preferred hydrant, not only freeze
proof but also it does not require us to access the valve in the ground
during an emergency. Our older hydrants, called standpipes are really
just 4" pipe with a T on the top providing an outlet on each side.
While also freeze proof, these standpipes rely on a valve in the ground.
And if this box is buried in dirt or a snow berm, or filled with debris, it
can also take a few minutes to clear before we can turn the hydrant
on, wasting valuable time during a fire. Help yourself and the Fire
Department; keep your hydrant accessible year round. Call the
Firehouse at 794-4413 if you need more information.
Forest Falls Fire Protection District to Celebrate 50 Years of Service to the Community
by Jeff Britton, President
Forest Falls Firefighters Association
Because of the current relationship that exists
between the fire department and the
communities that it serves, most people would
assume that for as long as Forest Falls has
existed (or Fallsvale, but that s an article for
another day), there has been a Forest Falls Fire
Protection District. But, that is not the case. In
fact, it wasn t until 1954 that a group of local
residents got together and decided to establish
an organized volunteer fire department. Over
the last 50 years, the size, technology, and
responsibilities of the department have
continued to grow and evolve. Currently, the
station is just one of many that comprise the
San Bernardino County Fire Department.
However, one thing has always remained
constant- local citizens who give their time and
make sure that someone will always respond
to any emergency, 24 hours a day/7 days a
week.
n the course of 50 years, many individuals have
served on the district; some for short periods of
time, some for over 20 years, and most
somewhere in between.
Regardless of the length of time served, they
all contributed to the continued success of your
community fire department. In recognition of
this, the Forest Falls Firefighters Association
is hosting a 50th Anniversary celebration and
dinner to be held on December 7th, 2004. All
present and past firefighters and their guests
are invited to attend. The evening will provide
an opportunity for camaraderie, reminiscing,
and fellowship. While we have had good
success in locating former firefighters (and fire
commissioners), there are some that we have
lost contact with. If you know of anyone that
served on the fire department in the past, for
any length of time, please share their names,
addresses, or phone numbers with us. Or, have
them contact the fire station directly, at 7944413, so they can be invited to participate in
the festivities. Of course, it s never too late to
earn yourself an invitation to our next
anniversary (the 75th). Just call the station to
find out how you can follow in the footsteps of
those that served their community before you.
Well, the weather outside was frightful
Who would have guessed? Years into a drought and
we received a pretty hard snow in October. The trees,
while wanting the moisture, are probably not real happy
with all the limbs lost since they were still in foliage.
Nature prepares for winter the leaves die and the
winds blow them from the trees. How about you? Do
you give winter the preparation that it demands? We
want you to have a safe and fun winter. So, as always,
we provide a winter checklist for you to consider:
Check APPLIANCES and HEATERS to insure
proper venting, trapped Carbon Monoxide can be a killer. Take the throw rug off the floor furnace
and pull the couch away from the wall heaters.
Clean your FIREPLACE AND WOOD STOVE CHIMNEYS and maintain proper clearance
from the heat and flames to your furniture and wood storage. SECURE freestanding wood stoves
to prevent falling in an earthquake.
Check your SPARK ARRESTORS... 1/4" mesh, fully intact and visible from the ground.
Have a plan for proper DISPOSAL OF HOT ASHES; a 5-gallon metal trashcan sitting on a noncombustible surface is a great place to store ashes until they are fully cool to the touch.
Once old man winter is upon us the hazards reappear in the form of ICE on our roads, drives
and walkways causing slips, falls and out of control vehicles. The WEIGHT OF SNOW AND ICE
on your roof, trees and utility lines can invite trouble while a PROPANE TANK REGULATOR
buried in the snow can malfunction, causing abnormal releases of gas into your home.
Driving in winter conditions are tough enough, LIMITED VISIBILITY due to low clouds,
snow flurries, or heavy rain suggest we slow down and drive even more defensively than normal.
Good visibility is a must so remember to clear snow and ice from all your windows, driving with
just a porthole of visibility on the windshield invites an accident. Remember, drive defensively,
you may be the only one on the road in real control of your vehicle.
Chains and Spider Spikes are tools for winter driving. Some conditions dictate that even 4wheel drives with M&S rated tires chain up for safety. When installing your chains... think ahead,
put them on before they are needed and pull completely off the roadway to install or remove
chains. Avoid frost nip or frostbite by having proper clothes, including gloves, for winter travel
and when working with chains.
This message is from your Forest Falls Firefighters Association.... Working
together we can reduce injuries and property loss.
PERMITS, POLICIES AND PROPOSALS
By
Eric B. Sweetman
USDA Forest Service
Due to the large amount of precipitation that has fallen over the
Forest Fire Restrictions have been returned back to Moderate
or what is also known as Summer Fire Restrictions, which allows
campfires only in developed camp and picnic grounds as well as
yellow post dispersed camping sites. Overnight camping is now allowed throughout the Forest
without a campfire. The south side of the San Gorgonio Wilderness is again open to hikers.
As of this writing the fire season has not been officially terminated but with the additional rainfall
the Forest has cut back on its initial attack resources as of November 13, the end of the budgeted
fire season. The Southern California National Forests maintain that these Forests are always in
some form of fire season. Therefore initial attack resources will remain available throughout the
winter, but at a reduced level.
All of the areas that were closed due to very high fire danger are now open, but some of the
roads that were closed due the rehabilitation program for the Grand Prix and Old fires remain in
place. That means on this end of the Forest that roads 1N21 and 1N16 remain closed to use by
motorized vehicles. Folks can walk, mountain bike or ride horses up these roads.
The Fuel Reduction program is supposed to begin in November, 2004. Tree cutting is to start
early in November in the Angelus Oaks area and then helicopter logging will start November 18,
weather permitting. Be aware of the additional noise that helicopter logging will produce above
the community. The public should stay away from sites where the loggers are cutting down
trees, as well as the helispots, landings and log decks. Forest Road 1N12 will be closed to all
public use in and around the Angelus Oaks area down to Thomas Hunting Grounds. Below THG
the road will be closed to motorized vehicles. Hiking and mountain biking will still be allowed on
the south end.
No time frame has been decided on the timber project south of the community of Forest Falls.
The same contract that is being used for Angelus Oaks will be used for Forest Falls and Oak
Glen.. If you have any questions concerning the helicopter logging contact Jim Rudisill at (909)
382-2873 or Pam Bierce at (909) 382-2896.
If you have any questions concerning the above topics or other questions about the local Forest
please contact me at (909) 382-2894 or e-mail me at [email protected]. If you observe
fires, campfires, damage to the Forest or government property or other violations please contact
the 24 hour Federal Interagency Communication Center at (909) 383-5651.
Fallvale Charter School Update
by Chandra Lopez
Our Fallsvale charter school will be officially named Fallsvale Mountain Science School. The initial draft
of the charter document has been completed and submitted to the Redlands School District for review.
WAHOO!
A charter school is a public school that is privately operated. There is no tuition. Anyone in the state is
eligible to attend. Fallsvale Mountain Science School s curriculum will include all the subjects taught at
other California public schools, will adhere to California Content Standards, but will also include an
extensive outdoor science component not available at other schools in the area. Our goal is to be
operating in September 2005.
By the time this Bear Facts reaches you, you will have hopefully received a hot pink mailer informing you
about a petition for Fallsvale. California law requires this petition be included in the charter document. If
you are meaningfully interested in enrolling your kindergarten through fifth grade child or children
in Fallsvale Mountain Science School for September 2005, please sign the petition. Also, if you
know students in the outlying area who may be interested in attending, please ask their parents to sign
it also.
You may sign the petition if you are interested in enrolling a younger child in the future. Indicate what
year your child will begin Kindergarten if it will be later than September 2005.
There is a separate petition to demonstrate community support. If you do not, or will not have children
who will attend Fallsvale, please sign this petition in support of our school!
The petitions are available at the Elkhorn General Store, Gillmore Real Estate, and Mountain Aire Real
Estate in Forest Falls, and at the Oaks Restaurant in Angeles Oaks. If you are unable to get to one of
these locations, but would like to sign the petition, please call Susan Iles @ (909) 794-5756. She will
arrange to get the petition to you.
The charter development committee meets on Mondays and Tuesdays at Susan Iles house at 6 PM.
You are always welcome to attend. The meeting minutes are available at the Elkhorn General Sore and
Gillmore Real Estate in Forest Falls, and at the Oaks Restaurant in Angeles Oaks. You may also get on
the minutes list and have them e-mailed to you by e-mailing [email protected] .
In the near future, the Educational Foundation of Mill Creek Canyon (EFMCC) is intending to launch a
Scrip fundraising program to support our new school. Scrip enables supporters to purchase things such
as groceries at no extra cost. You buy goods and services you would normally buy, and spend what you
would normally spend. Look for the Fallsvale Mountain Science School/EFMCC link @ www.forestfalls.com
for further information.
Please consider volunteering to help sell Scrip, answer phones for Scrip orders, and to deliver it.
Some Rarer Mill Creek Canyon Wildlife and
Wildflowers
John and Jeanne Goodman
This has been not the best for wildflowers in
our canyon. However, it has been marvelous
for blooming trees and shrubs, whatever that
means in terms of rainfall. All of our common
canyon wild lilacs have been wonderful and
more to come as spring progresses. Lowest, at
the canyon mouth, the Hoary-leaf Mountain
Lilac, Ceanothus crassifolius, has finished
blooming, but they were the best in years. Once
inside the canyon mouth our commonest
species, Chaparral Whitethorn, C. leucodermis,
appears and is now in full bloom most of the
way up the canyon. It is pale lilac, often nearly
white, but can be very deep blue. Its specific
adjective, leucodemis, describes its pale
stems. It is also one of the wild lilacs with long
spines on the stems. Beginning just below
Mountain Home Village and up canyon for most
of the way is Deer Brush, C. integerrimus, with
3-ribbedleaves and white flowers. It is poorly
named. What most of us identify and call deer
brush is a dense bush with bright yellow,
irregular, pea-shaped flowers, Lotus scoparia.
But, as we have said, common names, even
garden names and varieties, have no meaning
unless the proper scientific names are known
and used as well. And, when the scientific name
is known, we can use any common name
whatever and be correct. However, at the next
lower level, varieties have no taxonomic validity
and can and are used in garden plants, often
genetic morphs of a single species. These may
be written in Latin and thus seem like scientific
names but they are not and should not be
confused with wild subspecies (called varieties)
of native plants.
Higher up, 1,500 meters or more, as one climbs
the slopes toward San Gorgonio Peak the
common wild lilac is a low, prostrate shrub,
Mountain Whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus,
with whitish flowers. On some ridges are
Buckbrush, C. cuneatus, somewhat like C.
cordulatus but with opposite leaves (in C.
cordulatus they are alternate). There are other
wild lilacs in our mountains but the above are
among he most common ones. Wild lilacs are
unrelated to garden lilacs. The latter are
members of the olive family with erect or
somewhat pendulous racemes of dozens of
small, deeply lilac to white flowers, and are in
Latin Syringa vulgaris. It is another confusion.
Some folks call cultivated lilacs Syringa (which
is literally correct, giving its Latin equivalent)
but the common name Syringa is more often
used for a completely different shrub, not wild
here but also are called Syringa and Mock
Orange (Philadelphis coronarius, family
Saxifragaceae, that includes wild currants and
gooseberries).
But the original subject was to discuss rare
canyon wildflowers. In this canyon is a very
rare wildflower that we have seen only once
here and once outside Mill Creek but in the
San Bernardino Mountains. It is small but
conspicuous because of its scarlet red flowers. Here, we have two common scarlet
wildflowers, Cardinal Monkey Flower,
Mimulus cardinalis, ( in the family
Scrophulariaceae) occurring along our
creeks in summer. And on dry hillsides is
California Fuschia, Epilobium canum, in the
Evening Primrose Family Onagraceae. The
rare wild flower we have seen only twice is
Hall's Monardella, Monardella macrantha
hallii, in the mint family,
Lamiaceae. The only time it was seen in Mill
Creek Canyon was 21 July, 1991. Jepson
lists it as "rare - San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains." If you are able to identify
wild flowers by sight or are capable of using
plant keys and find this beautiful wild flower
Please let us know.
Date: November 11, 2004
San Bernardino National Forest
34701 Mill Creek Rd.Mentone, CA 92359
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Pam Bierce (909) 382-2896
Helicopter Tree Removal in Angelus Oaks
Mentone-The Front Country Ranger District of the San
Bernardino National Forest has signed a contract with
Columbia Helicopters to begin tree removal as part of
a fuel reduction project in Angelus Oaks. Helicopter
logging will remove hundreds of dead and/or dying
trees in the Angelus Oaks area. Along with the dead
trees, small diameter green trees will be removed for
thinning to improve forest health. The timber cutting
portion of the project began on November 4, 2004 and
will continue for approximately 5 to 6 weeks, and the
helicopter removal will take 4 to 5 weeks. The
helicopters will lift dead and or dying timber, cut by
professional fallers, and transport the timber through
the air to a staging point or landing.
This is the beginning of what we hope to be very
productive fuels treatment in that area, said James
Rudisill, District Forester. He also stated that helicopter
logging is a very important and effective method for
fuels removal on the types of slopes around Angelus
Oaks.
While this type of logging is very interesting for the
public to observe, it could be dangerous to go hiking
around the operation site, so the public is cautioned
and asked to view from safe, distant vantage points.
BROMANSCARPETCLEANINGSERVICE
Quality Carpet Care
Randy Broman
Sole Proprietor
P O Box 838
Forest Falls, CA 92339
Tel: (909) 794-1633 Tel: (909) 794-6689
Fax: (909) 794-1751
Frozen Green Thumb Garden Club
A Living Wreath
by Laurie Gerber
Have some fun this winter making a living wreath.
Supplies:
Wire wreath form (from craft supply stores)
Live or dried moss
Potting soil with peatmoss added
Compact annual flowers and/or plants - assorted colors
Floral wire
Floral wire pins
How-To:
1.Line wreath form with damp moss. Then mound soil between linings of moss.
2.Insert plants in soil and tuck moss around them
3.Add more moss as needed to cover all soil
4.Wrap live wreath with floral wire tightly using pins where needed
5.In shallow dish soak wreath
6.Water daily with spray bottle and soak in shallow dish every other day.
For a variation use scented herbs or plants instead of flowers.
Enjoy!
Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is
in my heart......Victor Hugo
We Couldn t Do It Without Your Help
The Bear Facts is published quarterly by Mountain
C.A.R.E.. A non-profit charitable organization and
distributed free of charge to every post office box in
Forest Falls, Angeles Oaks and Mountain Home
Village, plus to all out of area members.
The Bear Facts is the only publication which provides
pertinent information of interest to these communities
and Mountain C.A.R.E. has recently joined Fire Safe
Council to better serve our needs in these troubled
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as permitted by law and gratefully received.
To become a member, or renew your membership,
please remit $10.00 or more to Mountain C.A.R.E.,
P.O.Box 13, Forest Falls, CA 92339.
We Thank You Very Much!