The Southern California Mountains Foundation is seeking comments from the public on two preliminary grants submitted to the State of California to fund off highway vehicle (ohv) related restoration projects on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management Palm Springs- South Coast Field Office and the San Bernardino National Forest. The draft applications, based…
The Southern California Mountains Foundation and San Bernardino National Forest restoration teams are joining together to host Green Thumbs volunteer events in 2023. Please join our monthly volunteer events March - October 2023 to restore disturbed lands across the San Bernardino National Forest. All events will improve habitat for wildlife, plants, the Monarch butterfly, and…
The Southern California Mountains Foundation (SCMF) will be seeking public input for their upcoming State of California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division (OHMVR) preliminary grants that will be submitted on March 6, 2023 with the final grant applications due June 5, 2023. California state regulations require public input prior to the preliminary application deadline for…
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…
Join us for a spooky celebration of community and civic engagement! The Southern California Mountains Foundation Trails Program is hosting a community Halloween trick-or-treating event on Rathbun Trail. Booths will be set up along the trail with candy and information on the Trails Program. We will highlight the work we have done this past year…
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…
Join us for a spooky celebration of community and civic engagement! The Southern California Mountains Foundation Trails Program is hosting a community Halloween trick-or-treating event on Rathbun Trail. Booths will be set up along the trail with candy and information on the Trails Program. We will highlight the work we have done this past year…
As Americans, we enjoy the privilege and bear the responsibility, of being stewards to more than a million acres of National Forests, Wildlife Refuges, Parks, Monuments, Recreation Areas, Trails, and more. Together, these form our National Public Lands, and Big Bear is surrounded by them. On Saturday, September 25, 2021, the Southern California Mountains Foundation…
Update - The San Bernardino National Forest will be closed until midnight September 22, 2012. Click HERE for more information. The San Bernardino National Forest is included in the Regional Order that is closing 17 National Forests in California at the end of the day today, August 31, 2021. With so much fire activity currently…