The 15-mile-long valley, with its beautiful lake, sits inside the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California. We work to conserve and protect these amazing natural surroundings …

Thanks to Friends of Big Bear Valley for sharing this beautiful moment. Wishing Jackie, Shadow and the little eaglets Sunny and Gizmo a wonderful life – may they thrive and soar.” –Steve Miller

Big Bear Valley, set inside the San Bernardino National Forest, is host to amazing biodiversity. It contains 3 very specialized habitats and over 1,600 plant species.

Our mission is to connect people with nature and to conserve Big Bear Valley, CA, one of the country’s most biologically diverse ecosystems. All fundraising goes into supporting our …

The first bald eagle chick ever hatched in Big Bear Valley was discovered. (Forest Service historical record searches confirmed that no active bald eagle nests had ever been recorded in …

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Learn more about our amazing plants from A guide to the rare and unusual wildflowers of the Big Bear Valley by Dr. Tim Krantz, Conservation Director for The Wildlands Conservancy, …

Link to FOBBV Give Please help spread the word by asking friends to donate or by sharing our request Big donation page from the Friends of Big Bear Valley facebook page.

Since we were founded in July 2001, our mission has been to protect and preserve the unique and irreplaceable habitat of Big Bear Valley through monitoring, education and advocacy …