The United States is sitting on vast locked up pools of oil and natural gas that are off limits because of environmental issues and other considerations, senior federal lands officials said Wednesday. Source of this article – Ventura County Star, May 22, 2008 In releasing what they described as the Read more…
Flower danger: ‘If you touch it, it’s going to get you’ Source of this article – The Orange County Register, March 23, 2008 By EUGENE W. FIELDS A pretty purple-flowered bush blooming on the hills of the burned areas in Santiago and Modjeska canyons is a danger to people, according Read more…
A quarter of a century after the TV comedy about the Korean War went off the air, the set is being re-created at Malibu Creek State Park. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2008. By Bob Pool, Times Staff Writer You could almost hear the distinctive Read more…
Youngsters on 2 wheels Source of this article – Ventura County Star, February 1, 2008. Three groups collaborate to give bicycles to 50 members of Boys & Girls Clubs By Kitty Dill Christmas 2008 arrived 11 months early for 50 members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo and Read more…
Foothill residents are reminded that the Southland still has a wild side. Experts say the big cats routinely venture into civilization, but most go unnoticed. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2008. By Joe Mozingo, Times Staff Writer An engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2007. By Pete Thomas, on the Outdoors PONDEROSA, Calif. — Morning in Los Angeles. Snarled traffic. Enraged commuters. An excruciatingly slow escape to the open highway. Polar opposite to an afternoon stroll — on the same early December day — Read more…
Vandenberg Air Force Base riles hikers by barring Point Sal access. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2007. By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer At the trail head to one of the most remote and rugged public beaches in California, graffiti scratched onto a road sign Read more…
Concern over fires is cited in killing the city’s deal with conservancy. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 6, 2007 To the relief of residents in fire-prone canyon areas, the Malibu City Council voted 5 to 0 Wednesday to ask the California Coastal Commission to certify an Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2007. The Wave is a huge, undulating formation. It’s the star among the surreal rocks that fill this part of the Southwestern landscape. By Hugo Martín, Times Staff Writer Big Water, Utah So there I was, standing with about 30 Read more…
After 2 months, officials declare it contained. The second-largest fire in state history has burned 375 square miles and injured 44 firefighters. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2007 Firefighters finally declared victory over the Zaca fire Sunday. The blaze was declared fully contained at 6 Read more…