BigTreesTech.com is intended to provide a community service for residents and visitors to the area in and around Calaveras Big Trees State Park, which is located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada in Northern California.
We try to provide information that our visitors can really use like current weather conditions, weather forecasts, fire incident reports, and road conditions (coming soon). We also provide a community forum and a variety of other services that will be added in the future.
Why? you may ask... Good question. The site started around 1997 (give or take), under different ownership. In the beginning it was relatively simple, providing data from a weather station, and some live snapshots. Around 2005, I was presented with the opportunity to "take it over". However, taking it over really meant building it from scratch because the previous owner was re-using all his equipment in a new location. Starting with absolutely no knowledge of web development or web technologies, but with a background in engineering and some scripting, this site has become a hobby gone mad. So, I guess the answer is much the same as it is for many difficult, time consuming hobbies... I do it because I enjoy it. Of course, hearing the many expressions of appreciation doesn't hurt any!
To date, this has been a strictly volunteer effort. In the future that may change, but for the time being we do not generate any revenue through advertisements or donations.
Got more questions? Pop on over to the forum and ask away!
