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Angeles National Forest News!
« on: Mar 02, 10, 10:46:07 AM »

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #1 on: Mar 02, 10, 10:46:46 AM »
This year, contractors will be working on the Switzers Picnic Area and Buckhorn Campground Recreation Site Improvement projects.  These Recreation Sites will be closed to public access for an unspecified time period to allow the Contractor to complete the improvements in the shortest time period.

Charlton Flat Picnic Area will be open this summer, after the Contractor has completed some contractual work.

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #2 on: Apr 06, 10, 08:35:10 AM »
With "enviromental evaluations" complete, Jackson Lake is scheduled to be stocked this week.

http://dfg.ca.gov/fish/Hatcheries/FishPlanting/SouthCoast.asp

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #3 on: Apr 06, 10, 08:43:22 AM »
With "enviromental evaluations" complete, Jackson Lake is scheduled to be stocked this week.

That is great news. The lake looks great and has recovered from the partial draining last fall. As a resullt of the clean up, there is much more room on the shore for fishing and recreational activities. Thanks to Bob Blount and the ANF for making this clean up a priority. It will be appreciated by many!

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #4 on: Apr 06, 10, 10:45:38 AM »
Thanks to Bob Blount and the ANF for making this clean up a priority. It will be appreciated by many!

Ditto!   :2thumbsup: 

The April 2010 Issue of the USFS Big Pines Volunteer Newsletter had an article on the History of Jackson lake.  The article concluded with the words:

"As Jackson Lake continues to fill this spring it will return to its pristine glory of yesteryear; being used for swimming, fishing and canoeing."

Here is a triva question that the article mentioned...

In 1924 the lake was known as "Lake Big Pines".  Some old timers would refer to it as "The Manzanita Mud Bath".  In 1926 it became Jackson Lake.  Who was the lake named after?

 

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #5 on: Apr 06, 10, 10:58:50 AM »
 
   Michael Jackson?
  Action Jackson?
  Reggie Jackson?
 Jackson Browne? 
 Jackson Hewitt?
 Jacksonville Jaguars?
  Not that guy on the Fifty...

   Jackson County Missouri. Gotta be it.

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #6 on: Apr 06, 10, 01:08:05 PM »
I lived in JACO, Mo for several years back in the mid 80's!  :-*

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #7 on: Apr 06, 10, 01:17:12 PM »
I lived in JACO, Mo for several years back in the mid 80's!  :-*

See... You never read the Volunteer Newsletter so you don't know the answer.   ;D

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #8 on: Apr 06, 10, 03:00:02 PM »
I know, I KNOW!!!   
Waving like Crazy

After John Jackson of the LA school board at the time.

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #9 on: Apr 06, 10, 03:19:18 PM »
I know, I KNOW!!!   
Waving like Crazy

After John Jackson of the LA school board at the time.

Hey, I didn't get the feeling that was totally confirmed in the newsletter. ;)

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #10 on: Apr 06, 10, 04:52:12 PM »
Hey, I didn't get the feeling that was totally confirmed in the newsletter. ;)

Ouch!
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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #11 on: Apr 06, 10, 04:55:42 PM »
Hey, I didn't get the feeling that was totally confirmed in the newsletter. ;)

The comment in the Newsletter was...

"It's believed that a John Jackson was on the school board at the time and the lake was actually named after him."

That was a quote from the local History expert here in town. The organizational camps were springing up including L.A. School District camps. That's good enough for me.  ;)

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #12 on: Apr 06, 10, 05:05:04 PM »
Whoa, this topic is too brutal and bloody for me, time to move on. ;D

I'll take names of mountain ranges in the San Gabriel Mountains for $1000 Alex.

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #13 on: Apr 06, 10, 07:14:39 PM »
See... You never read the Volunteer Newsletter so you don't know the answer.   ;D

Sorry, I just like to look at the pictures.  ;)

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #14 on: Apr 07, 10, 07:18:49 AM »
Whoa, this topic is too brutal and bloody for me, time to move on. ;D

I'll take names of mountain ranges in the San Gabriel Mountains for $1000 Alex.

Not in our area but fairly close to us. I learned something from one of my rock and mineral books. The Ord Mountain Range was named after who?

 I'm sure Wiki has the answer.... dunno

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #15 on: Apr 07, 10, 08:07:45 AM »
Not in our area but fairly close to us. I learned something from one of my rock and mineral books. The Ord Mountain Range was named after who?
 

Alex:

"This man mapped the Gold and Quicksilver District of California, surveyed and mapped public land for the City of Los Angeles in 1848-1849.  He was a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later had a mountain range named after him near Barstow California.  An Army fort in Monterey, California was also named after him."

Answer:

"Who was Edward Ortho Cresap Ord"

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #16 on: Apr 07, 10, 03:23:12 PM »
 
Mr. B you are correct....  ;D


There were several Indian tirbes of the vast Mojave Desert.
What Indian tribe did General Ord fight off to gain the Ord Mtns. territory?

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #17 on: Apr 07, 10, 04:02:39 PM »
The last Indian he fought was a Modoc Indian in Northern Cal.

He lost  ;)

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
« Reply #18 on: Apr 07, 10, 09:34:54 PM »
There were several Indian tirbes of the vast Mojave Desert.
What Indian tribe did General Ord fight off to gain the Ord Mtns. territory?

I'm guessing Paiute or Shoshone.

The last Indian he fought was a Modoc Indian in Northern Cal.
He lost  ;)

Well it was Yellow Fever that got him in 1883, right about the time that Old man Tom Vincent was building his cabin in Vincent Gulch in the shadow of present day Baden-Powell.

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Re: Angeles National Forest News!
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