"Recovering From the Station Fire: 2011 Update" will be the presentation at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center next Wed., March 23, at 7:30 PM.
How are the San Gabriel Mountains faring since the Station Fire of 2009? What lies ahead for Angeles National Forest this second spring after the huge fire that burned one-quarter of the forest?
Please join us at 7:30 pm March 23 for a special program on how an iconic mountain range is recovering. Marty Dumpis, Acting Forest Supervisor of Angeles National Forest, and a team of experts will present an update on forest conditions. Marty will open with an overview of how nature is doing and where it might need help from us, or just time to heal. Other Forest Service speakers will provide updates on trail restoration, recreational opportunities, and the struggle against invasive plants.
Rounding out the evening, Gabi and Cliff McLean will share their photos of the wildflowers in our local mountains and the "fire followers" that appear in burned areas. Gabi, president of the California Native Plant Society, San Gabriel Mountains Chapter, is a nature photographer and docent naturalist. Cliff is a computer programming specialist. Together they produced a 2008 CD interpretive guide ?Plants of the San Gabriel Mountains: Foothills and Canyons.
There also will be news of coming Forest Committee hikes and events, and an update on the growing momentum to create a San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area.
A social reception at 7 p.m. precedes the 7:30 program sponsored by the Angeles Chapter's Forest Committee. The program is free and the public is welcome. For information, email donbremner@earthlink.net or John Monsen wildernessjfm@aol.com.
Eaton Canyon Nature Center is at 1750 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena.
