Author Archives: BBHSP

Geography can be fun. For people who love maps, here is a gallery of maps for your enjoyment and assistance in your research and getting around. The maps have been collected from various public sources and cropped, enhanced, enlarged, and/or … Continue reading →

Ancient Volcanic Mega Magma Mountain Range: The Cascade Range, or “The Cascades”, is a major mountain range of western North America. This massive stretch of high elevation alpine peaks (and all the valleys, rivers, glaciers, cliffs, creeks, forests, habitats, organisms, and … Continue reading →

Diatomaceous Earth (DE) is a naturally occurring sedimentary rock, composed of the fossilized remains of tiny hard-shelled aquatic organisms called diatoms. These microscopic wonders have intricate, porous skeletons made of silica, which, over millions of years, accumulate in deposits on … Continue reading →

BBHSP continues to work with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Shasta County to improve our on-site electrical systems by upgrading our electrical systems (the new 400-amp 3-phase grid connection, with solar array and high-tech transformer are now in service!), … Continue reading →

As we continue to face the challenge of maintaining the health and stability of the hot springs, hot wells, and hot seeps along the river banks at BBHSP, we have been learning a lot over more than a decade, and … Continue reading →

Generating Electricity From Geothermal Hot Water! Many people want to come to Big Bend Hot Springs to soak in hot mineral water baths. This relaxing activity is believed by some to be therapeutic and healthy, perhaps even supportive of healing … Continue reading →

The BBHSP community meeting space is called “Straw Hall” because it has walls and insulation mostly made from rice straw bales, grown by the late, great Rick Green (build leader of Straw Hall). The floor is made from very thick … Continue reading →

BBHSP Fire Prevention Protocols & Actions -Inventory, map locations, and maintain annually fire extinguishers (done) -Keep a maintained fire extinguisher in all BBHSP vehicles (almost done) Fire Hydrants Ready for Staff Use: Inventory all hydrant equipment (done) Move to a … Continue reading →