The Interior secretary voids the December sale of 77 environmentally sensitive parcels to oil and gas companies. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2009. By Nicholas Riccardi and Jim Tankersley Reporting from Washington and Denver — The Obama administration Wednesday canceled 77 leases its predecessor sold Read more…
The Civilian Conservation Corps put millions to work and left a lasting imprint on Yosemite and other parks. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2009 By Julie Cart Reporting from Yosemite National Park — The economy was a shambles. Millions of Americans were out of work. Read more…
Source of this article – Thousand Oaks Acorn, January 29, 2009. Park district and Rotary clubs will start renovation of Wildwood Park Conejo Recreation and Park District, in partnership with local Rotary clubs, has begun renovation of the Wildwood Fort area at the park district’s Wildwood Neighborhood Park. The fort, Read more…
The state holds out for its own stricter cleanup standards for the former rocket engine and nuclear testing facility near Chatsworth and Simi Valley. Activists are pleased. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 13, 2009. By Catherine Saillant California’s top environmental cop Monday rejected an offer to list Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2008. By Elaine Woo Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Jill Swift, a former teacher and hiking enthusiast whose love of the outdoors led her to play a central role in the creation of a national park in the Santa Monica 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…
He also lifts a $5,000-a-day fine he imposed on Los Angeles in September 2005. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2007 Preceding Article The long legal battle stemming from Los Angeles’ diversion of the Lower Owens River nearly a century ago took a historic turn Wednesday Read more…
The long-dry Owens now teems with birds and fish. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 8, 2007. Follow-up Article Independence, Calif. — Healing ailing rivers is Mark Hill’s specialty. So when the tall and lean ecologist visits one of his works in progress, he’s prepared to paddle Read more…
Source of this article – New York Times, June 15, 2007. By ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN THERE is a spot on the Zippety trail, a sinewy, 10-inch-wide track of hard-packed dirt near Fruita, Colo., where the sides drop away so steeply it’s like biking down the tip of a knife blade. It’s Read more…
The state is helping pay for legal challenges to federal jurisdiction, much of it, critics say, without oversight. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2007 By Julie Cart, Times Staff Writer RECAPTURE CANYON, UTAH — It’s a small gesture of defiance — a narrow metal bridge Read more…