New office for Kern River Rangers in Kernville breaks ground

Community leaders and government partners gathered Tuesday to break ground on the new Kern River Ranger Station.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded $8.58 million to Macro-Z Technology in July for the construction of the 5,500-square-foot administrative building and 2,700-square-foot warehouse space to be located at the Kernville Work Center.

The U.S. Forest Service facilities sit on the footprint of the 300-foot-wide emergency spillway to be built as part of the Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project.

Dam modifications are scheduled to begin in 2017.