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Wildfires in California Wilderness Close Trails

Near Big Bear in the San Bernardino National Forest a fire started and had spread to nearly 15,000 acres. Inciweb is giving updated information as the fire continues to spread. Closures for the PCT from Whitewater Preserve to the Onyx Summit are in effect. All hiking trails into the San Gorgonio Wilderness area are closed because of the proximity of the fire. Highway 38 is closed between Angelus Oaks to Lake Williams. There are also several places in the vicinity being evacuated. Currently, the fire is only 10% contained.

• Read the full report from Outside Online.

South Park Anglers are Being Cautioned to Avoid Streams and Rivers

Snowmelt in larger volumes than normal has raised a cautionary advisement for Fairplay Colorado anglers to stay away from streams and rivers in the Southpark area. There are many streams already overrunning their banks and snowmelt in the high country has not yet begun. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is advising anglers to fish reservoirs like Eleven Mile, Spinney, and Tarryall instead. Plans to release excess water from Tarryall dam would also increase the level of moving water in streams and rivers. Parks and Wildlife officials say that levels should be safer for fishing on moving water in a few weeks.

• Read the full report from The Park County Bulletin.