The San Gabriel Mountains

I have told you here how little Jody Noiron thinks of her staff. The low morale on The Angeles is just one reason I want her to disappear. H...

I finally made it back to LA (and internet access) a couple days ago, and when I returned I found out that The Angeles National Forest had l...

I just spent two weeks at a family home in Three Rivers, California, with no internet access and no cell phone reception. When I got back I ...

The Station Fire review said that the fire could not be fought in the first days because the terrain is "inaccessible", and that a...

Keep this in mind for future posts... The Fight for Conservation Chapter IV - The principles of Conservation by Gifford Pinchot (founder...

Back in November I reported word that the ski resort at Mt. Baldy had built a reservoir for snow making operations without any environmental...

"The Forest Service is not showing good faith by changing the terms of the passes after the fact." Article in the Modesto Bee... ...

I haven't listened yet... "In this episode of Forest Focus, Ann Dunsky, Steve Dunsky and John Heil of Pacific Southwest Region Pu...

This is the entry I have avoided, but it has to be published. It is the elephant in the living room. I promised to tell you why the Angeles ...

Here's a quick entry before "the big one"... Tom Tidwell, the current Chief of the USDA Forest Service (the guy from Washing...

This bird was enjoying a hot air vent coming up canyon from the valley below. I think he/she also had a meal over the side of the road becau...