Giveaway Time! This year we are celebrating 90 years of the Butler Peak Fire Lookout, a historic landmark that has watched over Big Bear Valley for generations. To honor this milestone, the Southern California Mountains Foundation is launching a special giveaway. One participant will receive a Butler Peak signature Fire Lookout print or a Southern…
The Southern California Mountains Foundation’s Fire Lookout Program is seeking volunteers to staff 4 lookout towers on the San Bernardino National Forest in 2023 (Keller Peak, Butler Peak, Morton Peak, Strawberry Peak). Fire Lookouts help protect the forest, local mountain communities, and communities along the forest boundary from the threat of fire. Fire Lookouts also…
The Fire Lookout Volunteer Program, one of the many volunteer programs of the Southern California Mountains Foundation (SCMF), is now recruiting volunteers to staff fire lookouts for the 2022 fire season. Fire Lookouts help protect the forest, local mountain communities, as well as communities along the forest boundary from the threat of fire. Fire Lookouts…
Majestic views, solitude, and quiet, heroic vigilance— fire lookouts of the San Bernardino National Forest capture a romantic part of California’s past. The Southern California Mountains Foundation proudly oversees its preservation. Today, there are seven fire lookout towers in the San Bernardino National Forest manned by dedicated Southern California Mountains Foundation volunteers. These volunteers go through informative…
