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Angeles National Forest

Fee-Free Weekend in the Angeles National Forest and Beyond

August 12, 2010

Are you too cheap to spring five bucks to spend a day in our local National Forest? Then you’re in luck, because this Saturday and Sunday, August 14th and 15th, the Angeles National Forest is celebrating a Fee-Free Weekend. For these days, you will not need to purchase or display an Adventure Pass while parking [...]

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Angeles National Forest Site Updated

August 9, 2010

No, they still haven’t uploaded a high-res PDF map of the closure area, but they have released an easy-to-read list of what’s open and what’s not. The page lists trails, campgrounds, and areas throughout the Angeles National Forest. It’s simple to understand and lists the appropriate contact numbers for the different ranger districts in the [...]

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Weekend Volunteer Opportunities

July 30, 2010

This weekend, the Angeles National Forest has scheduled two last-minute events for those interested in giving a little something back to our wilderness. On Saturday, the Friends of the Angeles will be working on West Fork Campground, clearing weeds and brush, repairing picnic tables, cleaning up the campground, and more. The event lasts from 9AM [...]

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Updated Station Fire Closure Map

June 4, 2010

As was noted earlier, some of the original areas of the Station Fire Burn Area have been re-opened to the public. Unfortunately, the accompanying Forest Service map was low-resolution, so it wasn’t all that helpful to hikers looking to revisit their favorite peaks. Thankfully, John Tangenberg of the Sierra Club-Angeles Chapter’s Geographical Information Systems Committee [...]

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Parts of the Angeles National Forest Re-Opened

May 26, 2010

Good news, everyone! Starting today, May 26th, several areas of the Station Fire Burn Area are officially re-opened for public use. While the vast majority of the Burn Zone remains closed, the Magic Mountain Wilderness is now re-opened, as are the majorities of the Pleasant View Wilderness, West Fork of the San Gabriel River, Rincon [...]

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Sierra Club Covers L.A. Mountains

April 29, 2010

I just stumbled across this feature article on the Sierra Club’s web site and had to share it – former L.A. Times columnist Brendan Buhler has written a fantastic piece on L.A.’s relationship with the Angeles National Forest. In the article, he touches upon the area’s human and natural history, highlighting some of the unique [...]

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Family Backpacking Question

April 13, 2010

Chuck posted in the Forum a little while back, looking for a good place to take his family on a first-time camping trip. He writes: I’m looking for a hiking/backpacking/camping option that would be a good first trip for my daughters and I. The wife is a “Car camper”, but I think it’s important to [...]

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Fire Map Update

April 13, 2010

Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve added a Fire Closures section on the main sidebar of the page. It’s something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now, and has a handmade Google Maps showing the general area of the Station Fire Burn Area Closure … which will hopefully prevent [...]

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Pre-Easter in the San Gabriels

April 2, 2010

If you’re the type of person who likes to celebrate Easter and you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re also the type of person who’d rather celebrate in the wilderness than by tightening up a tie and sitting inside a building or fighting family members for the last slice of ham. Well, you might have [...]

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Update: Station Fire Recovery Meeting this Saturday

March 18, 2010

I just got word that the TreePeople will be meeting at the La Canada Flintridge YMCA at 2PM this Saturday, March 20th to discuss Station Fire recovery efforts. Right now, the event isn’t listed on either the YMCA or TreePeople calendars, but I just got an email from one of the organizers that the event [...]

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