Lykins said construction of the new houses would be in the price range of $250,000 to $800,000. He said the homes would range from 1,600 to 3,100 square feet.

A 400-acre nature resort near Big Bear recently launched a program to sell custom-built, modern micro-cabins, with prices starting at $295,000.

MONTURE RANGER STATION – When you work with big log cabins, little things count. “They cut these too long,” Forest Service restoration specialist Kirby Matthew said, looking at the wall logs ...