The studies will be used by the Interior Department to decide whether to decommission the dams and open upper reaches of the river to chinook that have been blocked from spawning grounds for nearly a century. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 22, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Read more…
Volunteers and corporate donors are hoping to pitch in to keep budget cuts from closing state parks. Many fear that without oversight, poachers and pot farmers will take over. Source of this Article: The Los Angeles Times, September 11, 2011 By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Henry W. 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…
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…
Trail returned to road to give firefighters access to the Zaca fire Source of this article – Santa Barbara Independent, August 23, 2007 By Ray Ford In an on-again, off-again saga, the Romero Canyon Single Track Trail was finally bulldozed all of the way through yesterday. It seemed as if Read more…
Even with volunteer help, many short-staffed federal recreation sites have cut back visitor center hours, patrols and educational talks. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 11, 2006 SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA — Visitors to California’s national parks may be in for some unpleasant surprises this Read more…
Proceeds from U.S. acreage outside Zion park would be used for local development. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2006. By Julie Cart, Times Staff Writer ST. GEORGE, Utah — Its mild climate, stunning scenery and proximity to several national parks have helped make Washington County Read more…
Thousand Oaks is surrounded by 15,000 acres of open space that includes about 100 miles of hiking trails. Keeping the rustic paths clear of growth and debris isn’t an easy job, according to Glen Kinney, the supervising park ranger for the Conejo Open Space and Conservation Agency. Source of this Read more…
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration formalized its plan to sell more than 300,000 acres of national forest to help pay for rural schools in 41 states, submitting legislation to Congress on Thursday to funnel $800 million to the schools over the next five years. Source of this article – Los Read more…
Debate over a transportation blueprint for Ventura County erupted into hostility Friday, with one transit official ridiculing proposed goals that emphasize mass transit as the simplistic work of “snake oil salesmen.” Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2006 By By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer Ventura Read more…