The action by the Interior Department, though not legally binding, makes it easier for counties to claim rights of way. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 23, 2006 By BETTINA BOXALL AND JULIE CART, Times Staff Writers Guidelines issued by Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton on Wednesday Read more…
Supervisors will include increasing the use of bicycles, buses, trains in area’s growth guidelines. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 25, 2006 By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer Can a Southern California county manage its growth without continually building new highways or widening existing ones? The Ventura Read more…
Hikes after dark show nature in a new light. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 22, 2005 By Scott Doggett, Times Staff Writer The sun set an hour ago, a red ball dropping into the sea, and in the moonlight that falls on the untamed hills of Read more…
Letters to the editor indicate controversy Source of this article – Thousand Oaks Acorn, October 6, 2005 By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com The Thousand Oaks City Council hopes that more residents can enjoy the scenic blend of hills, ridgelines and grassy slopes that make up the 326-acre Rancho Potrero open space Read more…
TAKE ME: The new Five Oaks Trail in San Diego County’s Volcan Mountain Preserve offers a prettier, shadier alternative to the steep, dusty fire road. And after the hike, head down to Julian for a snack. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2005. By Jerry Schad, Read more…
FIRST PERSON: A front-row seat to the Perseid meteor shower gives Sierra hikers a taste of the ancients’ sense of awestruck wonder. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, August 30, 2005. By Carrie Barber, Times Staff Writer THE GRANITE WAS COLD AND THE WIND cut like an icy Read more…
In the Parks, a Furor Over New Plans for Change. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2005. By Julie Cart, Times Staff Writer A series of proposed revisions of National Park policy has created a furor among present and former park officials who believe the changes Read more…
TAKE ME: First there was poison oak, then the bull. But Adan Ortega Jr. cherishes the wilderness corridor next to a Puente Hills landfill. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2005. By Jordan Rane, Special to The Times I’M running late. Adan Ortega Jr. and his Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 14, 2005. Hugo Martín A new trailhead will provide access to trails in the lush, rolling hills of the former Ahmanson Ranch just west of Woodland Hills. At noon on July 2, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy will open a trailhead Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 31, 2005. By Scott Doggett Times Staff Writer It’s a big dispute for such a small road. An obscure 8 1/2 -mile jeep track in the White Mountains northeast of Bishop has escalated into the latest battleground between groups seeking vehicle Read more…