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Travel column: Urbanites 'stunned' by Yosemite's beauty
Apr 24, 2013 at 12:45 PM
We had been traveling for hours — six by plane from Philadelphia to San Francisco, then nearly four more in a car through city, suburbs, farmland and forest — when we glimpsed our reward from a turnout in the mountain road. The vista of Yosemite...

Hanning Flat fire fanned by gusty weekend winds
Apr 15, 2013 at 5:22 PM

A wind-whipped fire scorched more than seven acres in the Hanning Flat area Sunday afternoon. A National Forest Service spokeswoman says the blaze broke out Sunday at about 2:30 p.m. on the east shore of Isabella Lake.

Firefighters...
Kern River Valley

Work to start on boardwalk on Trail of 100 Giants
Mar 11, 2013 at 4:23 PM

Work is set to start soon on a boardwalk to go over a huge tree that fell in the Sequoia National Forest's popular Trail of 100 Giants.

The Forest Service says a contract for the project has been awarded, and work will start as soon as...
Kern River Valley

Forest rangers want information on illegal dumping
Feb 21, 2013 at 1:07 PM
Kern River Valley

2 Bakersfield residents get federal prison for large-scale pot farming
Jan 22, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Federal prosecutors announced a pair of guilty pleas Tuesday from Bakersfield marijuana cultivators.

Fees waived on forest land for Veterans Day weekend
Nov 6, 2012 at 4:29 PM

The Kern River Ranger District has announced that standard amenity fees will be waived Nov. 10-12 in celebration of Veterans Day.

Sites include Auxiliary Dam, South Fork Recreation area and Old Isabella. Fees will also be waived for...
Kern River Valley

More than 1,300 pounds of processed pot uncovered in bust
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Sep 27, 2012 at 1:59 PM
Six people were arrested Wednesday as authorities seized hundreds of marijuana plants and 1,387 pounds of processed marijuana during a bust in southern Kern County. Local officials say their efforts to battle pot-growing seem to be paying off....

Isabella boat docks set for replacement
Sep 6, 2012 at 4:45 PM

The aging boat docks around Isabella Lake will be replaced. But, in the meantime, at least one local resident said he had a rough time of things when the dock he launched from suddenly disappeared.

He'd set out from the dock at Red's...
Kern River Valley

Plan for Giant Sequoia monument limits felling
Sep 4, 2012 at 2:10 PM
A new plan for managing the towering trees of the Giant Sequoia National Monument relies on fire rather than logging to maintain the forest's health.

Engineers unveil latest plans to fix Isabella dams
Aug 17, 2012 at 10:54 AM
LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Engineers are finally taking the wraps off their plans to address safety concerns at the two Lake Isabella dams.

Eyewitness News was the first to uncover the new issues at the dams six years ago. Now the...
Kern River Valley

Engineers unveil latest plans to fix Isabella dams
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Aug 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Engineers are finally taking the wraps off their plans to address safety concerns at the two Lake Isabella dams. The Corps of Engineers has released plans to make both dams higher and add other safety features.

Kern wildfires scorch 1,800 acres; homes still in danger
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Aug 7, 2012 at 11:14 AM
A combination of two wildfires, the Clear Fire and Heald Fire, had scorched nearly 1,800 acres by Tuesday morning. More than 900 crew members are assigned to fight the fires, according to the U.S. Forest Service

Kern wildfires scorch 1,800 acres; homes still in danger
Aug 7, 2012 at 12:06 PM

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The lightning-caused Piute Complex wildfires continue to burn in the Sequoia National Forest.

A combination of two wildfires, the Clear Fire and Heald Fire, had scorched nearly 1,800 acres by Tuesday...
Kern River Valley

20 homes threatened by Piute Complex wildfires
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Aug 6, 2012 at 5:28 PM
The Clear Fire was burning 950 acres by late in the day. The Valley View community has 20 homes about 200 yards from the fire. Forest officials said that's the priority.

Crews battle twin Kern County wildfires
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Aug 6, 2012 at 9:20 AM
Crews are simultaneously fighting two wildfires near Lake Isabella.