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Mt. Baldy
Environmental Education |
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GROWING UP FOREST WISE Mt. Baldy Environmental Education offers programs for every age and for every season
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3rd through 12th Grade Programs Old Rincon Fire Station History Spend A Saturday Morning in the Forest
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Pictures of the newly completed projects at San Gabriel Canyon Environmental Education Center Old Rincon Fire Station HistoryIn the old days, Rincon was used by the native Tongva people as a camp. In later years, ranchers grazed their cattle under the majestic oaks. Some say Rincon's heyday was in the late 1800s when Camp Rincon was established with a hotel, cabins, tents, tennis court and general store. Set in a cove along the San Gabriel River, this oak-shaded glen was proclaimed to be "The Gem of San Gabriel Canyon". The 1930s saw Camp Rincon used as a base for the Civilian Conservation Corps, which built roads, trails and fire breaks in the Angeles National Forest. But the disastrous flood of 1938 spelled doom for this sylvan retreat wiping out most of the camp and its beautiful surroundings. A final blow came when the flood of 1969 scoured the San Gabriel Canyon leaving the area much as it looks today. An historic Forest Service Fire Station, which is now being converted into the San Gabriel Canyon Environmental Education Center, occupies the upper reaches of Camp Rincon today. 
USDA Forest Service in partnership with San Gabriel Mountains Heritage Association |
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Mt. Baldy Visitor Center, P.O. Box 592, Mt. Baldy, CA 91759 Phone (909) 982-2829 (visitor information), (909) 982-2879 (education staff), FAX: (909) 931-7130
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Brian the Bighorn says: "Don't be sheepish. Come by and visit!"