CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
July 4, 1986
The decision of the Department of Fish and Game to turn management of much of the San Jacinto Wildlife Area over to a private hunting club, and to allow put-and-take hunting, is a perversion of the purpose of California's wildlife areas. Instead of saving tax dollars as advertised, the program threatens the wildlife that the area is designed to protect.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
May 4, 1989 | STEVEN R. CHURM, Times Staff Writer
Standing on a low mound not far from the water's edge, Frank Robinson looked Wednesday across the marshy expanse of Upper Newport Bay and smiled. "It's a fabulous program," Robinson, a longtime crusader for preservation of the bay, finally said. "It's going to make it that much harder for this delicate setting ever to be destroyed." Protecting the 752 acres of wildlife habitat in Upper Newport Bay has long been a mission for Robinson and other county environmentalists. That's why they view the area's inclusion in the newly created California Wildlands Program as a big step forward.
NEWS
December 27, 1990 | CHARLES HILLINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
They're the only park rangers who ride a tram to work. It's either take the Palms Springs Aerial Tramway or hike eight miles to their ranger station. There are no roads and no vehicles are allowed in the wilderness. Jerry Frates and Eric Hanson are stationed at Long Valley Ranger Station, elevation 8,400 feet, on the eastern slopes of Mt. San Jacinto above Palm Springs. It's the highest ranger station in the state. "I have been a ranger 12 years in several different state parks.
NEWS
October 8, 1988 | ROB WATERS, Times Staff Writer
You might call it a desert island. San Jacinto Peak, 10,804 feet high, is a cool oasis of alpine forests, meadows and bubbling streams surrounded by the desert. It is, arguably, the best mountain in Southern California. Barren and rugged in some spots, lush and gentle in others, San Jacinto's extremes are matched by few peaks anywhere. It is a wild place--more than 40 square miles at the top are designated wilderness--but remarkably accessible.
NEWS
November 8, 2005 | Scott Doggett
WATERFOWL hunters have had less success in Southern California since the season opened last month, except at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in Riverside County, where the daily take per hunter has steadily increased. Geese and duck season in the Southland runs from Oct. 22 to Jan. 29. Youth hunting days, for hunters younger than 16, extends beyond the regular season to include the weekend of Feb. 4 and 5.
NEWS
January 5, 1989 | Associated Press
State fish and game officials, in an effort to increase revenue and draw more visitors to state wildlife reserves, unveiled a plan Wednesday to charge a $2 admission fee at nine state-owned reserves and use the money to finance guided tours, trails and facilities for visitors.