Naegleria fowleri, the amoeba's scientific name, is known to prefer warm, freshwater environments. When inhaled through the nose of humans, typically when swimming in lakes or rivers, it can cause a rare type of brain infection known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM. The infection is nearly always fatal. https://weather.com/health/news/2020-12-22-brain-eating-amoeba-farther-north-by Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
The USDA Pacific Southwest Region has issued a Regional Order that prohibits overnight camping in developed campgrounds in Los Padres National Forest and four other Southern California national forests. This Regional Order will be in effect December 8 through January 6, 2021. The purpose of the Regional Order is to protect visitors and U.S. Forest Service employees by reducing potential exposby Rick - California Hot Springs
San Bernardino National Forest officials are reminding the public that fire restrictions remain in effect for the Thanksgiving week and beyond. Despite one winter storm in early November, vegetation in much of the Forest continues to be very dry. Some lower elevation areas are even drier than in the summer, when numerous large fires broke out. Moderate Santa Ana winds are additionally predicted fby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
On Thursday, October 29, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Skyla Miles, a 21-year-old resident of San Marcos, and Cassandra Dubois, a 20-year-old resident of San Marcos, were hiking in the Deep Creek hot springs. While hiking back to their vehicle, they became lost/disoriented, and were unable to continue due to dehydration and called 911 for help. https://mountain-news.com/news/40055/hoist-rescue/by Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Scientists have found evidence of hot springs near sites where ancient hominids settled, long before the control of fire. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200915152440.htmby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - Ventura County firefighters responded to reports of a hiker in need of rescue near Faria Beach west of Ventura. https://keyt.com/news/ventura-county/2020/09/06/hiker-rescued-in-ventura-county-after-not-packing-enough-water-during-heatwave/by Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 209 PM PDT Sun Sep 6 2020 CAZ255-257-265-554-070515- /O.NEW.KSGX.FW.A.0002.200908T2200Z-200910T0300Z/ San Bernardino County Mountains- Including The Mountain Top And Front Country Ranger Districts Of The San Bernardino National Forest-Santa Ana Mountains- Including The Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland Nationalby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) and county officials today released a Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact Statement and draft Record of Decision for Mitsubishi Cement Cooperation's (MCC) proposed South Quarry mining and reclamation project on the north slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains near Lucerne Valley, Calif. MCC proposed a new quarry and associated facilitby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA 322 AM PDT Fri Sep 4 2020 CAZ055-056-058-042300- /O.CON.KSGX.EH.W.0009.200904T1700Z-200908T0300Z/ San Bernardino County Mountains-Riverside County Mountains- San Diego County Mountains- Including the cities of Crestline, Julian, and Pine Valley 322 AM PDT Fri Sep 4 2020 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10by Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Officials with San Bernardino National Forest are seeking comments from the public by October 5, 2020, for a proposal to restore the landscape within an approximately 13,000-acre area north of Big Bear Lake. Fire, which is natural to the ecosystem and caused by lightning, has been largely excluded from the landscape, resulting in a concentrated buildup of vegetation that is no longer sustainabby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA 244 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2020 CAZ048-050-055>058-060>062-065-554-012100- /O.NEW.KSGX.EH.A.0009.200904T1700Z-200908T0300Z/ San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire- San Diego County Valleys-San Bernardino County Mountains- Riverside County Mountains-Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills- San Diego County Moby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA 428 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2020 CAZ048-050-055>058-060>062-065-554-182145- /O.CON.KSGX.EH.W.0007.000000T0000Z-200821T0500Z/ San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire- San Diego County Valleys-San Bernardino County Mountains- Riverside County Mountains-Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills- San Diego County Mby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
https://mountain-news.com/news/39907/sherriffs-log-8-6-2020/by Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
San Bernardino National Forest officials are seeking help from the public in identifying a person or persons of interest seen leaving the Mount R Fire’s point of origin along City Creek Road, locally referred to as 1N09 for the Forest Service road number (pronounced with the letter-O), as the incident began. The person or persons were seen in a black sedan Audi with a broken left taillight. Anyby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
SAN BERNARDINO, California—In order to reduce potential for wildfires along a busy stretch of Interstate 15, a multi-agency team of firefighters has been working this week with Caltrans to clear 30 feet of grass and brush lining the northbound side of the highway from Kenwood Drive to Cleghorn Road. All agencies are asking the public to slow down and watch out for the personnel working on the rby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
It's no secret that the outdoors have become a popular choice to relieve some of the pressures people face in their daily lives. With a recent increase in visitation to the San Bernardino National Forest, firefighting personnel and land managers are growing increasingly concerned about the uptick in illegal campfires that have sprung up all over the forest. Year to date, forest officers have docuby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
San Bernardino National Forest officials have expanded the closure around Deep Creek, which included Aztec Falls, that was put in place on May 22. The closure now includes the length of Hook Creek Road (2N26Y), which runs between Crab Flats Road (3N34) and the San Bernardino County-maintained portion of Hook Creek Road outside Forest Service land in the community of Lake Arrowhead. Forest Servby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA 1229 PM PDT Sun Jun 7 2020 CAZ048-055-057-080500- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0015.200608T0700Z-200608T2200Z/ San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire- San Bernardino County Mountains-Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills- Including the cities of Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Moreno Valley, Fontana, Rancho Cucamoby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
APPLE VALLEY, Calif. — A 42-year-old woman had to be hoist rescued to safety after injuring herself while out at the Deep Creek Hot Springs on Saturday. https://www.vvng.com/helicopter-crew-hoists-injured-hiker-from-deep-creek-hot-springs/by Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Los Padres National Forest officials today announced that campgrounds managed by concessionaire will remain closed through June 1 in an effort to remain consistent with state and local health guidelines that promote safe social distancing and discourage large gatherings. Information on individual recreation sites is available on Los Padres National Forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf.by Rick - California Hot Springs
The San Bernardino National Forest has made the decision to open the following developed recreation sites beginning May 22, 2020: Barton Flats Campground Big Pine Flat Family Campground Crab Flats Family Campground Dogwood Family Campground Green Valley Family Campground Hanna Flat Family Campground Heart Bar Family Campground Holcomb Valley Campground Jenks Lake Day Use Area North Shore Campgroby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Los Padres National Forest officials announced that fire restrictions will be raised throughout the Forest effective tomorrow, May 12. These restrictions will affect the use of campfires, stoves, smoking materials and internal combustion engines, and will remain in effect until the end of fire season in late autumn. These restrictions are in response to the increasing potential for a wildland firby Rick - California Hot Springs
Face coverings are no longer required – but still strongly recommended – in San Bernardino County as the result of new health order requested by the Board of Supervisors. http://wp.sbcounty.gov/cao/countywire/by Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
The San Bernardino National Forest is part of the USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region. On March 25, 2020, Regional Forester Randy Moore issued a Closure Order for all developed recreation sites across all National Forests in the Region. The USDA Forest Service’s highest priority is ensuring our employees and visitors remain safe as we support mission critical functions for the peopby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
After much listening, discussion, and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision not to build Black Rock City in 2020. Given the painful reality of COVID-19, one of the greatest global challenges of our lifetimes, we believe this is the right thing to do. Yes, we are heartbroken. We know you are too. In 2020 we need human connection and Immediacy more than ever. But public healthby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Last I heard all hot springs in Mono County are closed.by Rick - California Hot Springs
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE San Diego CA 139 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2020 ...Flash Flood Watch Tuesday through Wednesday... .A slow-moving low pressure system southwest of Point Conception will move slowly toward the southeast and east moving inland across Southern California on Wednesday. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms with moderate to heavy rainfall will bring areasby Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA 328 AM PDT Sun Apr 5 2020 CAZ055-056-052100- /O.UPG.KSGX.WS.A.0003.200406T0600Z-200409T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WS.W.0003.200406T0600Z-200409T1200Z/ San Bernardino County Mountains-Riverside County Mountains- Including the cities of Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Running Springs, and Wrightwood 328 AM PDT Sun Apr 5 2020by Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Quotetragoudistossocial distancing should apply to locals or people from farther out, from a public health perspective. Where one is from offers no protection :/ Indeed.by Rick - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
All hot springs throughout Mono County are now closed. https://twitter.com/EasternSierra/status/1244390562263789568by Rick - California Hot Springs