A new generation of graffiti artists is regarding nature, not just urban spaces, as their canvas Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2015 Andre Saraiva is an internationally known graffiti artist. He owns nightclubs in Paris and New York, works as a top editor of the Read more…
Park’s famous falls will be less of a draw this year Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2015 Yosemite National Park is bracing for its driest year on record, with visitor bureaus downplaying the allure of the park’s most famous waterfall and instead touting the park Read more…
One hiker was killed and another injured after the cliff at the Arch Rock overlook at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County collapsed into the shoreline 70 feet below, officials said Sunday. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 23, 2015 A photo released by the National Read more…
Hundreds of trees being planted along Potrero Creek Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, March 19, 2015 A Conejo Valley area that’s been missing indigenous oak trees since ranchers flattened it for grazing cattle will soon have roughly 2,000 new saplings, the result of a county grant and Read more…
Critics say that 100 years of population growth, urban sprawl, demographic shifts, climate change make John Muir irrelevant Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 13, 2014 ohn Muir is the patron saint of environmentalism, an epic figure whose writings of mystical enlightenment attained during lone treks in Read more…
A new National Park Service report shows that the 650,000 visitors to national parklands in the Santa Monica Mountains spent $26 million in the surrounding community in 2012. The spending supported 336 local jobs. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, March 6, 2014 The report only studied the Read more…
Officials with California State Parks and the National Park Service have lifted the nighttime closures imposed after last year’s Springs fire. The restriction to stay on official roads and trails remains in place. Officials with both agencies chose not to renew the emergency closure that expired at the end of Read more…
A locked gate has been blocking the Backbone Trail (BBT) at the west end of Etz Meloy Motorway since mid-October. This interupts a very popular mountain bike ride from the parking area on Encinal Canyon Road to the Mishe Mokwa Trailhead, covering the two newest singletrack sections of the Backbone Read more…
Rim of the Valley study now in fifth year Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, April 18, 2013 The mountains encircling the Conejo and Simi valleys may soon become part of the U.S. National Park Service. The Conejo Mountain area, Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains make up Read more…
Some of Yosemite’s much-loved amenities, including swimming pools, bike rentals and a skating rink, would be jettisoned under a plan to restore the Merced River corridor to a more natural state. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2013 The majestic landscape of Yosemite National Park — Read more…