Volunteers provide an extraordinary contribution to the stewardship of America’s public lands. In 2023, approximately 280,000 volunteers contributed 10 million hours of service across federal land-management agencies: the National Park Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Geological Survey, and Army Corps of Engineers, representing Read more
It’s no accident that many areas of Thousand Oaks are surrounded by natural hillsides with no housing developments on top of them, like so many other parts of Southern California. One big reason is the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA), a joint powers authority created in 1977 by the Read more
Most e-bikes are not allowed in open space Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, February 24, 2023 Driven by concerns over the potential for injury and damage to trails, the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency is trying to get the word out about which electric bikes are allowed Read more
Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, November 18, 2022 1962: Voters create the Conejo Recreation and Park District with more then 80% in favor. Luther Schwich, Marvin Burrow, Roy Dehm, Joan McGillis and Donald Roberts are elected as the first board of directors. 1964: On Sept. 24, voters Read more
Several Conejo Open Space landmarks are being renamed to remove the term “Indian.” Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, May 20, 2022 On May 11, the board of the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency voted 4-0 (with director Claudia Bill-de la Peña absent) to approve new titles for Read more
CRPD project to receive $1.67M Source of this article, the Thousand Oaks Acorn, June 29, 2017 The only community park in Thousand Oaks’ master plan that remains undeveloped is one step closer to breaking ground. The advisory committee for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy has approved a $1.67-million grant for Read more
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
Work on Sapwi Trails to start soon Source of this article, the Thousand Oaks Acorn, April 20, 2017 The City of Thousand Oaks is making good on a decade-old promise to help pay for a community park in the Lang Ranch area. At its April 11 meeting, the City Council Read more
Ranch on top of the world Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, March 30, 2017 As dementia began to overtake Harman Rasnow in the last years of his life, the 80-year-old loved to sit on his ranch on a hill high above Newbury Park and count the hikers Read more
The city’s ring of protected open space is one big step closer to being complete. Source of this article: the Thousand Oaks Acorn, February 23, 2017 Earlier this month, the board of the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency voted to accept a donation of 82 acres from the Rasnow family Read more