Big Bear Trails

On Saturday, August 20, 2011, a group of over 30 people attended the public meeting held by the US Forest Service for the proposed Skyline Trail. A general description of the project was provided by Deputy District Ranger Omero Torres, along with a short walking tour of existing and new trail sections under consideration for inclusion.

Below is the text of the public legal notice from the USFS:
“The Mountaintop Ranger District, San Bernardino National Forest, proposes to construct and designate the Skyline Recreation Trail, a non-motorized, multi-use trail within the bounds …

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The Pennies for Pines program was started in 1941 to assist with restoring devastated portions of our National Forests. Many organizations and individuals have donated money over the years to help with reforestation projects across the State of California. Here in Big Bear we have a number of these reforestation projects. One is just North of 2N10 west of Grand View Point, and as you walk, ride or drive along the road you can see the fairly young forest of trees. The Trails Foundation noticed the sign marking this project …

Please join us on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at Maggio’s Restaurant for the Big Bear Valley Trails Foundation annual fund-raising dinner. By attending “Pizza & Pizzazz” you support the work of the Trails Foundation and get to enjoy all-you-can-eat  Pizza, Salad, and Soft Drinks for just $15 ($10 for kids under 13).  Beer and wine can be purchased.
Besides a tasty good dinner value, there will also be live entertainment and auctions. One of the featured auction items will be a jet ride to Las Vegas and …

Once impassable just a few months ago, the Seven Oaks Trail continues to emerge from hiding. The Big Bear Valley Trail Foundation’s Seven Oaks Trail Rehabilitation Project, with support from the US Forest Service, continues to make progress and is almost passable from top to bottom. While substantial trail corridor and tread work remain, the ability to traverse the trail without swimming through White (or Buck) Thorn and crawling over fallen trees is significant. See more info and progress at: http://www.bigbeartrails.com/trails-foundation/seven-oaks-trail-rehab.

Over 150 volunteers from a variety of organizations spent the morning cleaning up decades of dumped trash on US Forest Service Pebble Plain land West of Sugarloaf on August 28, 2010. It’s amazing what a motivated group of people can do on a Saturday morning. Forty tons of trash, including 6 cars, 2 boats, 1 motorhome, and countless couches were removed from the San Bernardino National Forest land, sometimes referred to as “Moonloaf.” For decades this area had been used as an illegal dumping ground.
The Forest Clean Up was …

The Big Bear Valley Trails Foundation made the front page of the San Bernardino Sun:
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_15762285

Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010.
Time: Check in 8:30am – 9:00am at Chatauqua High School parking lot on the corner of Baldwin and Maple. Work from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
What: Help us clean up a portion of our very unique Pebble Plain habitat located on US Forest Service land West of Sugarloaf. A BBQ lunch for volunteers will be served from 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Bring good shoes, long pants, long sleeve shirts, sun tan lotion, and lots or water. Also bring gloves if you have them, and …

What: Big Bear Trails Foundation General Membership Meeting.
When: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Time: 6:00pm
Where: Copper Q in the Big Bear Lake Village
Details: We will have light hor-devours and drinks. Please RSVP by Monday August 23 so we are sure we have enough food. We might even have some fun, so please join us. We are only as strong as our membership. To RSVP and for questions, call Phil at 909-585-3467.

Board members from the Big Bear Valley Trails Foundation, along with US Forest Service personnel responsible for trail maintenance, today surveyed the lower trail head of the Seven Oaks Trail in the Santa Ana River drainage South of Big Bear. As part of the official San Bernardino National Forest trail system, the Seven Oaks trail travels approximately 2.5 miles from Forest Service Road 2N10, near Grand View Point, downhill to 2N06, near Camp Radford. While the trail is at least 30 years old and documented on many versions of USGS …