Southern California Mountains Foundation
Southern California Mountains Foundation Headquarters Address
1355 W. 26th St
San Bernardino, California 92405
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Phone Number
(909) 890-0400Southern California Mountains Foundation Photos
About Southern California Mountains Foundation
The Southern California Mountains Foundation is a non-profit that is passionate about our mission and community. We strive to:
Support youth development through conservation initiatives integrating environmental education, training, and hands-on service projects;
Protect our natural resources through adult and family-led programming; and
Provide interpretive services that focus on outdoor recreation, responsible use, and stewardship of our natural environment.
We achieve our mission by raising money, organizing critical volunteer resources, and creating and managing programs focused on health, stewardship, and sustainability of our Southern California mountains and urban “forests”.
Over the past 30 years, the use of national forests has increased while funding has dramatically declined. The Mountains Foundation works to bridge that gap and add value to our local mountains through the visitor experience. It takes the efforts of our staff and more than 700 trained volunteers to support that work.
For the past 20 years, the organization has made a critical difference, executing volunteer programs that donated 1.5 million hours of service valued at $32,685,000.00.
Urban Conservation Corps of the Inland EmpireSupport youth development through conservation initiatives integrating environmental education, training, and hands-on service projects;
Protect our natural resources through adult and family-led programming; and
Provide interpretive services that focus on outdoor recreation, responsible use, and stewardship of our natural environment.
We achieve our mission by raising money, organizing critical volunteer resources, and creating and managing programs focused on health, stewardship, and sustainability of our Southern California mountains and urban “forests”.
Over the past 30 years, the use of national forests has increased while funding has dramatically declined. The Mountains Foundation works to bridge that gap and add value to our local mountains through the visitor experience. It takes the efforts of our staff and more than 700 trained volunteers to support that work.
For the past 20 years, the organization has made a critical difference, executing volunteer programs that donated 1.5 million hours of service valued at $32,685,000.00.
The Southern California Mountains Foundation Urban Conservation Corps offers young men and women the chance to better their lives. Corpsmembers serve in the Southern California Mountains and become employable citizens through hard work in environmental conservation. Meaningful projects build valuable workforce skills that increase job readiness.
Young adults from San Bernardino and Riverside counties ages 18-25 can join our program to get paid work experience and earn their high school diploma through our onsite John Muir Charter School.
We have two sites:
Coachella Valley: 45630 Citrus Ave. Suite B, Indio, CA 92201 phone: 760-342-1502
San Bernardino: 1355 West 26th Street, San Bernardino, CA 92405 phone: 909-890-0400
Created in 2006, the Urban Conservation Corps of the Inland Empire (UCCIE) is the largest community-based conservation corps in the Inland Empire. Each year the UCCIE provides more than one hundred thousand hours of public service conservation work and disaster assistance in all regions of the Inland Empire – urban, suburban and rural.
Our projects include:
Recycling Services | Forest Restoration | Wildfire Fuels Reduction | Park Maintenance | Interpretive Programs/Community Outreach | Landscape & Maintenance | GPS Monitoring | Neighborhood Revitalization | Graffiti Removal | Trail Building
Corpsmembers are California residents from diverse backgrounds ages 18-25 years old, organized into crews of 10 members, led by a full-time supervisor, and equipped with uniforms, tools, and safety gear. You can hire one of our dedicated corpsmembers to assist with your labor projects while promoting environmental stewardship to disadvantaged youth.
UCCIE Tire Recycling Young adults from San Bernardino and Riverside counties ages 18-25 can join our program to get paid work experience and earn their high school diploma through our onsite John Muir Charter School.
We have two sites:
Coachella Valley: 45630 Citrus Ave. Suite B, Indio, CA 92201 phone: 760-342-1502
San Bernardino: 1355 West 26th Street, San Bernardino, CA 92405 phone: 909-890-0400
Created in 2006, the Urban Conservation Corps of the Inland Empire (UCCIE) is the largest community-based conservation corps in the Inland Empire. Each year the UCCIE provides more than one hundred thousand hours of public service conservation work and disaster assistance in all regions of the Inland Empire – urban, suburban and rural.
Our projects include:
Recycling Services | Forest Restoration | Wildfire Fuels Reduction | Park Maintenance | Interpretive Programs/Community Outreach | Landscape & Maintenance | GPS Monitoring | Neighborhood Revitalization | Graffiti Removal | Trail Building
Corpsmembers are California residents from diverse backgrounds ages 18-25 years old, organized into crews of 10 members, led by a full-time supervisor, and equipped with uniforms, tools, and safety gear. You can hire one of our dedicated corpsmembers to assist with your labor projects while promoting environmental stewardship to disadvantaged youth.
Our Recycling Collection Services program teaches valuable vocational skills with a focus on technical, customer service, and job readiness. Corpsmembers ensure millions of plastic bottles, cans, and e-waste is diverted from landfills; increasing reuse while reducing environmental pollution and contamination. Schools can even schedule a visit from the Recycling Collection Services Mobile Exhibit to give students a chance to learn more about the benefits of recycling through a fun and interactive program. Available services include:
E-waste recycling | (Bottle and can collection) | Low or no cost recycling bins | Event recycling | Waste tire collection | Recycling Education Mobile Exhibit*
OHV Information KioskE-waste recycling | (Bottle and can collection) | Low or no cost recycling bins | Event recycling | Waste tire collection | Recycling Education Mobile Exhibit*
Some of Southern California’s most beautiful off-highway trails are protected by the dedication of the Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) Volunteer Program and a partnership with the Forest Service that helps ensure safe and sustainable trails for the nature-loving public. Join the Southern California Mountains Foundation Off-Highway Vehicles Volunteer Program and experience the rewards of making a difference.
Keller Peak Fire Lookout TowerMajestic views, solitude, and quiet, heroic vigilance—the seven fire lookouts of the San Bernardino National Forest capture a romantic part of California’s past. The Southern California Mountains Foundation proudly oversees its preservation.
The earliest known fire lookout was built approximately 2,000 years ago on Mount Masada, west of the Dead Sea in present-day Israel. King Herod’s army used it to protect against his enemies who were setting fires in Israel. The first known fire lookout in the United States was built on Red Mountain near Donner Summit in 1876. The Southern Pacific Railroad used it to watch for train fires.
Over the next century, the prevalence of fire lookouts followed the ebbs and flows of the nation. Improved building standards facilitated the construction of hundreds of lookouts, 600 in California alone, but growth and urbanization introduced aircraft and technology that made them nearly obsolete. Most have been lost to fire, vandalism, and removal.
Fire lookout towers on the San Bernardino National Forest are staffed by dedicated volunteers and open to the public spring-fall annually. We invite you to visit any or all of these special towers to view the forest from the mountaintop.
The earliest known fire lookout was built approximately 2,000 years ago on Mount Masada, west of the Dead Sea in present-day Israel. King Herod’s army used it to protect against his enemies who were setting fires in Israel. The first known fire lookout in the United States was built on Red Mountain near Donner Summit in 1876. The Southern Pacific Railroad used it to watch for train fires.
Over the next century, the prevalence of fire lookouts followed the ebbs and flows of the nation. Improved building standards facilitated the construction of hundreds of lookouts, 600 in California alone, but growth and urbanization introduced aircraft and technology that made them nearly obsolete. Most have been lost to fire, vandalism, and removal.
Fire lookout towers on the San Bernardino National Forest are staffed by dedicated volunteers and open to the public spring-fall annually. We invite you to visit any or all of these special towers to view the forest from the mountaintop.
Number of Employees in Southern California Mountains Foundation
51 to 200
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