Overview
- Friends of Big Bear Valley opened the paid naming contest Wednesday, requiring gender‑neutral, appropriate names and taking entries only on its website through April 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
- Donations buy submissions at set tiers — $5 for one, $10 for three, $25 for ten — and USA TODAY reports the drive also supports a $10 million push to buy the Moon Camp habitat.
- A computer will draw a slate of finalists, then Big Bear Valley third graders will vote to choose the official names.
- The group says the effort honors the late Sandy Steers by keeping the third‑grader naming tradition alive.
- The two chicks hatched April 4 and 5 after an earlier clutch was lost to ravens, and fans can watch the nest on the 24/7 livestream.