Moon Camp Saved: $10 Million Raised to Preserve Big Bear Bald Eagle Habitat
The conservancy secured more than $10 million, including a $5.5 million gift from Greg and Anna Brockman, to block a 50-home project.
- On Friday, Friends of Big Bear Valley announced it reached its $10 million fundraising goal to purchase the 'Moon Camp' property near Big Bear Lake, permanently protecting the habitat of bald eagles Jackie and Shadow.
- For years, the nonprofit fought the proposed 63-acre 'Moon Camp' development in Fawnskin, which the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved last September as a 50-home luxury project with marina, sited roughly one mile from the eagle nest.
- Anna and Greg Brockman, co-founder and president of OpenAI, donated $5.5 million on Friday, pushing the grassroots campaign from over 25,000 donors to $10.5 million and securing the funds needed to purchase the land.
- The San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust plans to complete the purchase of the 63-acre property from Chicago-based RCK Properties by July 31, preserving the land in perpetuity for the eagles and wildlife.
- While the land remains protected, Jackie receives treatment at the Ojai Raptor Center following an altercation with subadult eagles, leaving Shadow to care for their 2026 eaglets, Luna and Sandy, until they fledge in coming weeks.
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California groups race to buy Big Bear Lake's last undeveloped shoreline for Jackie and Shadow
Instead of becoming the site of luxury homes and a marina, one of Big Bear Lake's few untouched shoreline stretches may end up protected. A pair of local nonprofits is up against a July 31 deadline to secure the property, saying preservation would help safeguard habitat used by Jackie and Shadow, a pair of bald eagles with a huge online following, SFGATE reported. What's happening? Much of Big Bear Lake, a human-made body of water, is ringed by …
Jackie and Shadow hit $10M fundraising goal after $5.5M donation from OpenAI co-founder
The land bald eagles Jackie and Shadow rely on for survival will remain intact. On Friday, Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV), the non-profit behind the pair’s 24/7 live cam, announced that they reached a goal of raising $10 million to purchase land around Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains. A $5.5 million donation from Anna and Greg Brockman pushed the fundraiser to its goal ahead of a July 31 deadline. Greg Brockman is the co-founde…
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