Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 19, 2008 WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency is completing new air quality rules that will make it easier to build coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and other major polluters near national parks and wilderness areas, despite the fact that half Read more…
Source of this article – Ventura County Star, October 18, 2009. By Mike Harris With picks and axes in hand, about 190 volunteers made a Newbury Park trail more user-friendly Saturday at the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency’s annual trail work day. “It’s always amazing to see what manpower can Read more…
Mount Hood’s biking trails offer verdant glens, boisterous wildflowers, gawk-worthy views, and grueling days that cause exhausted legs to cry out in agony. And we want to do this again? Source of this article: Sierra (Magazine of the Sierra Club), March 2009. By Peter Frick-Wright We’ve been staring at the Read more…
Source of this article – Thousand Oaks Acorn, February 5, 2009. By Sophia Fischer The first in a series of meetings to educate the public about the expiration of deed restrictions that currently protect 400,000 acres of open space in Ventura County was held Jan. 31 in Oak Park. About Read more…
The Interior secretary voids the December sale of 77 environmentally sensitive parcels to oil and gas companies. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2009. By Nicholas Riccardi and Jim Tankersley Reporting from Washington and Denver — The Obama administration Wednesday canceled 77 leases its predecessor sold Read more…
The Civilian Conservation Corps put millions to work and left a lasting imprint on Yosemite and other parks. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2009 By Julie Cart Reporting from Yosemite National Park — The economy was a shambles. Millions of Americans were out of work. Read more…
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…