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Fire risk remains high in Angeles National Forest
The flora being torched by the Williams fire above Glendora is in very different shape than that above La Caņada Flintridge, making a similar blaze in this area unlikely, according to Angeles National Forest officials. Angeles National Forest Acting...
Tags: Forestry and Timber, Fires, Wildfires
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City has its own bear to cross
He's no Meatball, but La Caņada Flintridge's own bear — not nearly as famous as his relative from Glendale — made at least his second appearance this week on Pomander Place. On Thursday a gardener working at the home of Mark and Dee...
Tags: Animal Attacks
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Op-Ed: City should be smarter about plants
We are substantially increasing our town’s fire risk by the installation of various invasive and/or non-native plants in public and private spaces. In gardens throughout La Caņada, invasive non-native grasses and Queen palms (among others) are being...
Tags: Forestry and Timber, Invasive Species, Wildlife
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Montrose Search and Rescue revive drowning toddler in Angeles National Forest
While searching for a missing 33-year-old Bakersfield hiker in the Angeles National Forest Friday, Montrose Search and Rescue members found and resuscitated a drowning toddler, according to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s office. At around 5 p.m.,...Tags: Google+, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Fire Chief Hall takes command
James Hall has spent nearly 20 years patrolling the Angeles National Forest, doing everything from leading an engine crew to showing inner-city youth the wonders of the outdoors. Now he is playing a leadership role in firefighting and fire prevention...
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire (2012), Forestry and Timber, James Hall, Adam Schiff, U.S. Army
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Bakersfield man missing in Angeles National Forest
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and Montrose Search and Rescue are scouring the Mt. Lukens area of the Angeles National Forest for missing hiker Ertug Ergun. Ergun, 33 and of Bakersfield, was reported missing on Wednesday, June 20, by his...
Tags: Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Antonovich presses Forest Service to allow night flights
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich is the latest elected official to urge the U.S. Forest Service to lift its ban on nighttime aerial firefighting. The 2009 Station fire, which scorched areas of the Angeles National Forest, could have been...
Tags: Forestry and Timber, Adam Schiff, Google Inc., Air Transportation Delays
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The road to forest recovery
Rangers who work in the Angeles National Forest and the volunteers who support them deserve a tip of the hat for opening a huge swath of forest this weekend, less than three years after the Station fire ravaged the front range of the San Gabriel...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Bear climbs tree in La Caņada Flintridge
A black bear visited a La Caņada Flintridge home at 6 a.m. Wednesday, climbing at least 30 feet up a redwood tree in the backyard of a house on the 600 block of Pomander Place, a cul-de-sac near Woodleigh Lane, south of the Foothill (210) Freeway. Lt....Tags: Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Station Fire response damaged golf course, lawsuit alleges
Add another item to the list of damages from the huge 2009 Station fire: the pumps for the golf course lakes at the La Canada Flintridge Country Club. In a lawsuit filed Monday against the federal government, the club says the pilots of firefighting...
Tags: Trials, Forestry and Timber, Lakes and Ponds, Los Angeles Times, Environmental Issues
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La Canada Country Club sues over Station fire damages
The La Caņada Flintridge Country Club filed a lawsuit Monday claiming the U.S. Forest Service caused nearly $50,000 in damage to its grounds while fighting the August 2009 Station fire. Firefighting helicopters responding to the blaze drained golf course...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Forestry and Timber, Trials, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Possible gunshot victim on Angeles Crest, CHP closes road
This post has been updated. See below. A man found dead early Thursday morning along Angeles Crest Highway just above La Caņada Flintridge suffered a possible gunshot wound, said Los Angeles County Coroner spokesman Craig Harvey. California Highway...
Tags: Forestry and Timber, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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