Tips to encourage young people to get out of the house Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, Sept 1, 2011. Courtesy North American Precis Syndicate Inc. Connecting with nature offers many rewards for children. Spending time outside gives kids a chance to exercise in the open air, engage Read more…
Arabian horses parading with colorfully costumed riders will be among the attractions at the seventh annual Day of the Horse in Thousand Oaks. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, Sept 1, 2011. By Anna Bitong, annab@theacorn The event was started in 2005 by Barbara Kloster, who was riding Read more…
Horses consume a disproportionately large percentage of California’s precious water resources, but that doesn’t necessarily make them a waste. How we treat other species says a lot about us. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, August 24, 2011 Not far from my farm there is a 10-acre field Read more…
A comprehensive update of the city’s bicycle plan still gives precedence to hikers and equestrians. The issue reflects animosity born of anecdotal reports of unpleasant trail encounters. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2011 Not long after mountain bikers spun onto the scene in California in Read more…
Shull ‘Buzz’ Bonsall Jr. has closed a century-old route on his property. But hikers plan to fight for access to Matilija Falls, which is on public land. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2010. By Catherine Saillant, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Matilija Wilderness — Urijah Read more…
ForestWatch is Working to Keep the Trail Open, and is Looking for Anyone Who Used This Trail Prior to 1972 Source of this article – Los Padres Forest Watch, April 12, 2010 Ojai, Calif. – Today, the U.S. Forest Service announced that a landowner with extensive holdings in Ventura County Read more…
Even Formula 409 has proven ineffective at destroying the New Zealand mudsnail, an asexually reproducing invasive species that poses a threat to steelhead restoration efforts and native creatures. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2010 They’re nearly always pregnant, like the mythical tribbles of “Star Trek” Read more…
The Agoura Hills City Council remained split at its Feb. 24 meeting as to whether changes should be approved to the laws that govern the Ladyface Mountain area south of the freeway. Source of this article: The Acorn, March 11, 2010. The council was asked to review an amendment to 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…
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…