Author Archives: BBHSP

The Welcome Hut (WH) project is the latest awesome building being created by a team of highly-skilled BBHSP staff members, consultants, and sub-contractors (such as the concrete delivery and concrete pumping people in some of these pictures). The construction is being … Continue reading →

Local Madesi Valley Camping & Lodging Options (some are seasonal): 1. Camping at Madesi River Access & Campground (on Pit River, near Pit Dam #5). Just outside of Big Bend town center, up Hagen Flat Road (Managed by PG&E). Features … Continue reading →

  Water Storage Tank Testing and Maintenance Guide CHAPTER 13  –  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (*For HYDROSTATIC TEST PROCEDURE, scroll down to the bottom of section 13) Continuous and satisfactory operation of the tank requires periodic inspection and maintenance to identify and … Continue reading →

The Pit River (Ahjoomah) is the largest river in northeastern California; its watershed is 4,324 square miles. The mainstem Pit flows in a southwesterly direction (but flows straight north and straight west in some sections of the Big Bend!) through … Continue reading →

Straw Hall Care and Maintenance Manual Natural Hydraulic Lime Floor Care: Straw Hall has very thick flooring that’s made of “Natural Hydraulic Lime” (NHL) plaster. The floor has “hydronic” heat, with many rows of plastic pipe (for circulating hot fluids … Continue reading →

The western pond turtle is California’s only native freshwater turtle, featuring a 4-to-9-inch olive or brown shell, a yellowish belly, and dark head markings. They live in slow-moving streams, ponds, and marshes and often come out of the water to … Continue reading →

https://www.technologyreview.com/2011/03/30/196054/using-heat-to-cool-buildings From: MIT Technology Review – Energy News 2011 Using Heat to Cool Buildings Novel materials could make practical air conditioners and refrigerators that use little or no electricity. By Kevin Bullis on March 30, 2011 Hot pack: A display at a … Continue reading →

This is our first post using AI (ChatGPT – 3.5)! PLEASE NOTE that the post has not been fact-checked for accuracy, so the robot (aka chatbot, aka computer) might have made errors in the LLM text replies… The first prompt … Continue reading →

Spring 2018 Update: Things are going well at BBHSP, as work continues, and we somehow overcome each new challenge and continue to chip away at our goals (for more information about BBHSP Goals, please see: http://www.bigbendhotsprings.org/?page_id=57). We are nearing the Final … Continue reading →

One of the most important parts of the BBHSP restoration work is our bold plan to remove the offensive power and phone lines and poles (including supporting guy wires, bracing, and electromagnetic emissions) that currently cross the river directly over … Continue reading →