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SBMLT In The News

Press Coverage

The San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust has been covered extensively in local and regional press. Here is a selection of news coverage from our history of conservation work.

Veterans Day Ceremony Slated for Arrowhead Ridge

Veterans Day is this Saturday, November 11. A ceremony will be held on Saturday at the new Veteran's Monument, built recently as an Eagle Scout project, at Arrowhead Ridge on Grass Valley Road, in Lake Arrowhead, at 11 a.m.

500 Attend Veterans Monument Dedication

American Legion Post 360 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9624 united to honor all veterans during the dedication of Liam Gavigan's Veteran's Monument Eagle Scout project at Arrowhead Ridge. Over 500 community members and dignitaries came out.

A Place For Reflection

The annual Veterans Day ceremony was made extra special this year with the dedication of the veterans monument designed and created by Boy Scout Liam Gavigan as his Eagle Scout project.

Veterans Monument to be Dedicated

The long awaited official dedication of Lake Arrowhead's Veterans Monument will take place at 11 a.m. this Veterans Day, Friday, November 11 at Eagle Ridge.

Veterans Honored With Monument

Honoring the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy are flags and granite benches engraved with the service emblem for each branch.

Thrift Shop Celebrates 35 Years

The Mountain Thrift Shop in Blue Jay, the largest nonprofit thrift store in the San Bernardino Mountains, was incorporated in 1991. In 2014 the mountain community distribution was over $165,000.

Land Trust Purchases Inch Forward

County supervisors voted unanimously to sell three tax-defaulted, substandard Arrowbear lots, totaling about 9,000 square feet, to the trust for $9,800.

Chili Cook-Off To Benefit Arrowhead Ridge Restoration

Buy a bowl of chili during the Saturday, July 19, Arrowhead Ridge Chili Cook-Off and you can help restore the ridge!

On the Way to Creating a Wildlands Park

180 guests dined at the Lake Arrowhead Autumn Dinner Party and Auction raising close to $27,000 for Arrowhead Ridge restoration.

Sculptor Transforms Boulder into Entryway Art

Visitors to Arrowhead Ridge are greeted by an impressive stone sculpture carved by renowned Marcel Machler.

Walk the Ridge Festival

Arrowhead Ridge will be open to the public in a mini-festival and open house hosted by SBMLT on Saturday July 20.

Land Trust Acquires Coyote Rock Property

SBMLT announces the purchase of approximately 150 acres of the Coyote Rock property adjacent to the National Children's Forest.

Returning Land To The Forest

Jorris defines a land trust as "a nonprofit organization with the express purpose of protecting natural landscapes."

SBMLT Named Organization of the Year

SBMLT Named Organization of the Year by Running Springs Area Chamber of Commerce.

Nature Park on the Drawing Board

The dreams of turning a portion of the failed Eagle Ridge development into a nature park drew one step closer.

Board Mulls Nature Park

The 78 acres on Grass Valley Road are one step closer to becoming a wildland nature park.

Land Trust Buys Royal Rangers

The nearly 11-year contentious battle over 50 acres of property along Highway 189 in Twin Peaks has come to an end.

Eagle Ridge Facelift Underway

Ten volunteers donned gloves and boots to begin abating an eyesore along the old Eagle Ridge Estates property.

Mountain Splendor Photo Contest Announced

A photography contest entitled Mountain Splendor is the focus of an interesting fundraiser for SBMLT.

Land Trust Endeavors to Preserve Mountain Landscape

SBMLT, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the forest, had its inception in 1995 as an offshoot of the Deep Creek Open Space Coalition.

Reforesting With Penny Pines

SBMLT used the venerable Penny Pines Program to raise $1,000 to buy seedling trees for the burn area.

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