Looking to form a Friends of the Angeles organization, the  National Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation will hold a series of "sensing meetings" in June.

According to a press release, initial meetings were held in April "as almost 100 community members with a variety of interests in the Angeles National Forest convened to discuss current and long-term needs of the forest and forest community, and what roles a Friends of the Angeles organization could take on to address those needs. Community members at all three meetings expressed interest in the formation of a Friends group and we have scheduled a second series of meetings to continue the conversation."

The meetings are:

San Gabriel River Ranger District Sensing Meeting: Tues., June 21, 6:30-8:30 PM at San Gabriel Canyon Gateway Center, 1990 North San Gabriel Canyon Road (Hwy 39), Azusa, CA 91702

Los Angeles River Ranger District Sensing Meeting:  Thurs. June 23,  6:30-8:30 PM at Lake View Terrace Recreation Center, 11075 Foothill Blvd., Lake View Terrace, CA 91342

Santa Clara/Mojave Rivers Ranger District Sensing Meeting: time and place to be determined.

Updates to sensing meeting info will be posted to the Friends of the Angeles online forum. To join the forum, please go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/friendsoftheangeles/join.