Source of this article – Thousand Oaks Acorn, January 29, 2009. Park district and Rotary clubs will start renovation of Wildwood Park Conejo Recreation and Park District, in partnership with local Rotary clubs, has begun renovation of the Wildwood Fort area at the park district’s Wildwood Neighborhood Park. The fort, Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2009 from the Washington Post Washington — Interior Department officials ignored key scientific findings when they limited water flows in the Grand Canyon to optimize generation of electric power there, risking damage to the ecology of the spectacular landmark, according Read more…
The department’s new chief will review many of the energy and environmental decisions made in the waning days of the Bush administration. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2009 Reporting from Washington — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday that he was reconsidering a series of controversial Read more…
Urban sprawl has been encroaching on the equestrian lifestyle for decades, but with a string of stables closing across Southern California, horse lovers say the threat seems more dire than ever. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2009. By Jessica Garrison As the horse named Sombrero Read more…
Some National Park Service veterans say it may take decades for the agency to undo policies that tended to favor commercial interests and energy projects over conservation. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 25, 2009. By Julie Cart Reporting from Arches National Park, Utah — Kate Cannon Read more…
Thousand Oaks quickly put $1 million in the pocket of the Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund after the group’s Realtor advertised in the Dec. 18 Thousand Oaks Acorn. Source of this article – Thousand Oaks Acorn, January 8, 2009 The real estate advertisement in the paper caught the interest of Read more…
The state holds out for its own stricter cleanup standards for the former rocket engine and nuclear testing facility near Chatsworth and Simi Valley. Activists are pleased. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 13, 2009. By Catherine Saillant California’s top environmental cop Monday rejected an offer to list Read more…