Incidents:
2/17 Huge Rockslide East Fork Road before Cattle Canyon Bridge
&several injuries during last few days
road closures:
http://dpwgis.co.la.ca.us/website/roadclosures/main.cfm
Angeles Forest Hwy
Upper Big Tujunga Cyn Rd
Mt Wilson Red Box Rd
etc....
Drought over? Not so fast....
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20 ... 6&tc=yahoo
"Lake Mendocino on Monday morning had 33,975 acre-feet of water, which is critically dry. Last year at this time, it had 73,486 acre-feet.
The lake gained 3,495 acre-feet of water in the past week, but would need to gain 1,200 acre-feet a day just to get upgraded to "dry."
2/12:Stranded L.A. County snowboarder rescued
http://www.cbs47.tv/news/state/story/St ... px?rss=154
"Triche called 911 Wednesday around 5 p.m. after being caught in whiteout conditions. He told the operator he was near a sign that read Devil's Backbone and was told to stay there until rescuers arrived.....
A grateful Triche told rescuers he had "underestimated the mountain."
Firefighters rescue hiker from woods
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_11716300?source=rss
"The man was rescued at 10:05 a.m. Monday from a cliff in the west San Fernando Valley after authorities hiked 30 minutes to reach him, said d'Lisa Davies, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman"
A chance to play in the snow can be motorists' nightmare
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stor ... b.html?npc
"Now vehicles that block lanes may be towed. An officer patrolling during December's storms impounded nine in one afternoon.
But getting a tow truck up the mountain and positioning it to remove a vehicle can further slow traffic.
"We do everything possible to keep this road open and flowing," Osegueda said.
"But I can move five cars, turn around and there'll be seven more in the spot I just came from."
Wilderness label would protect Magic Mountain (the other one)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... ?track=rss
"The peak in the Angeles National Forest, a former Nike missile site with sweeping views, is part of 750,000 acres in California the national Omnibus Public Land act would set aside....."
wilderness value..."From Magic Mountain's 4,500-foot peak it's possible to watch traffic back up on the 210 Freeway, see the distant downtown skyline and observe planes descending into Burbank Airport over the Simi Hills. When conditions are right, Santa Catalina Island glistens in the distance.
The still-present missile pads are the reason for the mountain's road, which is littered with reminders of how some people choose to recreate on public lands. At one spot, two bowling trophies are blown to bits by the side of the road. The ground nearby is littered with shell casings."
Matthew Dye receives Eagle Scout honors
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_11710999?source=rss
"For his Eagle project, he decided to restore the Ontario Peak Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains.
He led a team of 12 volunteers in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service in working more than 450 hours planning and executing the removal of about 40 fallen trees from the trail.
The undertaking required the use of pack mules to carry supplies and two-man lumberjack saws."
Historical:Pioneer was 'splendid citizen'
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_11719974?source=rss
"...For years, Stoddard engaged in freighting and carrying mail between San Bernardino and Salt Lake City. In fact, the hardworking adventurer delivered mail across the desolate and often ruthless Mojave Desert 24 times, his last trip occurring in 1858"
"...Leaving Salt Lake in 1849, Sheldon joined 30 other men bound for the Mother Lode country in Northern California. After traveling for a while with a larger company who hired Capt. Jefferson Hunt to guide them to Los Angeles over the old Spanish Trail, they left the caravan near Mountain Meadows. Turning west at what was thought to be a short cut to the gold fields, Stoddard and company blindly followed a bogus trail for the next 17 days without a guide, compass or map.
On the 18th day, hopelessly lost and facing death without water, their lives were miraculously spared when a sudden rain squall drenched the area. As Sheldon recalled years later, "We caught the water by spreading out our rubber blankets on the ground and drank it with a spoon." "
) of the watershed & latest newsletter online. I actually did go through some of that presentation, but found some of the material to be playing the race card...anyways its basically the same argument as before...but I recall reading that about 250 people attended representing just about everyone from the forest service to you name it.
