Sandy Steers, Wildlife Activist Behind Famed Big Bear Bald Eagle Livestream, Dies at 73

Friends of Big Bear Valley, where Steers served as executive director, announced the news in a social media post without providing a cause of death.

One of the bald eagle parents awaits the hatchings in Big Bear Valley on Feb. 29, 2024. Friends of Big Bear Valley

Wildlife activist Sandy Steers, the woman behind California’s beloved Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam, died Wednesday at 73.

“It is with heavy hearts and great sadness to let our Friends of Big Bear Valley eagle family know that Sandy Steers passed away on the evening of 2/11/2026,” the nonprofit wrote in a Facebook post on Feb. 12.