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California State Parks

Volunteer Mounted Patrol has been disbanded . . . for now

The Santa Monica Mountains’ Mounted Volunteer Patrol has been corralled. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, November 25, 2022 Since the 1980s the patrol has roamed the 153,000-acre recreation area, riding horses through mountain canyons and trails so they can lend a helping hand to people in a Read more…

By Steve, 2 monthsNovember 25, 2022 ago
Coyotes

A war on urban coyotes escalates in the Southland

As eradication efforts grow, critics say coexistence is more realistic Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2022 Kristin Muller said she was sickened by the sight of the half-eaten remains of her cherished cat, Milkshake, on a neighbor’s lawn. Security camera video, she told the Manhattan Read more…

By Steve, 4 monthsSeptember 21, 2022 ago
Environment

L.A. water board approves controversial agreement with Boeing over toxic Rocketdyne site

The agreement requires Boeing to monitor stormwater runoff for 195 pollutants after the company completes a cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Lab. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2022 Despite the heated objections of neighbors and environmentalists, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Read more…

By Steve, 6 monthsAugust 13, 2022 ago
California

Federal government suspends new drilling and fracking leases on public lands in Central California

California has reached a settlement with the federal government to halt new oil and gas leases on public lands in Central California. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, August 3, 2022 California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Monday that the state has reached a settlement with the federal Read more…

By Steve, 6 monthsAugust 6, 2022 ago
Environment

History of DDT ocean dumping off L.A. coast even worse than expected, EPA finds

Barrels of DDT waste — along with other chemicals — were likely poured directly into the ocean near Catalina Island, according to federal regulators. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, August 4, 2022 After an exhaustive historical investigation into the barrels of DDT waste reportedly dumped decades ago Read more…

By Steve, 6 monthsAugust 4, 2022 ago
California

California COVID-19 deaths near 90,000, but the per capita rate is among lowest in U.S.

Source of this article, the Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2022 California’s COVID-19 death toll is on the cusp of 90,000, a tally that comes as the U.S. is nearing its own milestone of 1 million deaths. As of Friday, California had reported 89,851 cumulative deaths since the start of Read more…

By Steve, 9 monthsMay 9, 2022 ago
Bicycle Riding

Las Positas Multiuse Path completed

Pedestrians and bicyclists use new Santa Barbara path Source of this article, the Santa Barbara News-Press, March 5, 2022 After more than a year of construction, the Las Positas and Modoc Roads Multiuse Path project is officially completed. The city of Santa Barbara held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Read more…

By Steve, 11 monthsMarch 5, 2022 ago
California State Parks

Riders learn courtesy on trails

Bike clinic offers adventure on two wheels Source of this article, The Thousand Oaks Acorn, July 13, 2017 “Loose, low and look” was the advice Mark Langton gave to a dozen cyclists as they navigated a tricky obstacle during a July 1 mountain bike skills clinic at Malibu Creek State Read more…

By Steve, 6 yearsJuly 13, 2017 ago
Conejo Valley

Neighbors suffer Wildwood woes in Thousand Oaks

Nearby streets fill with visitors’ cars Source of this article, the Thousand Oaks Acorn, April 27, 2017 Wildwood Regional Park might have too much of a good thing. Drawn to the open-space area by its main attraction, Paradise Falls, weekend crowds quickly overwhelm the small dirt parking lot at the Read more…

By Steve, 6 yearsApril 27, 2017 ago
Los Angeles

3 Coyotes attack leashed mastiff in Glendora

City will provide funding to trap and euthanize the animals. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2017 The city of Glendora will provide funds for the trapping and euthanization of three coyotes that attacked a leashed dog in a housing development tract this week, city officials Read more…

By Steve, 6 yearsJanuary 26, 2017 ago

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