The threat of development led Margot Feuer to be one of ‘the founding mothers’ of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2012 By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times After Margot Feuer moved to the hills of Malibu in Read more…
The National Park Service, along with local and state agencies, will open the Anthony C. Beilenson Visitor Center for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area on June 9. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, May 3, 2012 The new facility, at the site of the former stables Read more…
The Department of Homeland Security could gain more power over more than 50 national parks within 100 miles of the borders with Mexico and Canada under legislation in the House. Source of this article: The Seattle Times, April 19, 2012 LOS ANGELES — House Republicans are backing legislation in Congress Read more…
Conejo Recreation and Park District officials unveiled their new plan for Lang Ranch Community Park last week. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, April 12, 2012 Last Thursday, park planners Denise Johns and Shauna Welty shared the concept for the 124-acre property with CRPD’s board of directors and Read more…
On Saturday, March 24, sixty-nine volunteers and several Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) rangers worked together to build 0.4 miles of a new 0.63-mile long singletrack, multi-use segment of the Canyon Overlook Trail. The new trail in Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks starts at the Mesa Trail, passes below Read more…
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation and the Calabasas City Council honored Superintendent Woody Smeck for his 21 years of outstanding stewardship of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA). Source of this article: The Topanga Messenger, March 12, 2012 After serving the Read more…
Source of this article: The Ventura County Star, March 22, 2012 It took just two years for the Weekday Trailblazers hiking group to build its membership roster to nearly 600 people, but the group’s leaders say it isn’t difficult to sell the national parks. “Once you sit back and realize that Read more…
The Obama administration has earmarked $2.4 million in its 2013 budget for acquiring and protecting up to 238 acres of undeveloped land in Zuma and Trancas Canyons in the Santa Monica Mountains, U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) said in a statement. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, Read more…
Following a review, the agency will eliminate the unpopular Adventure Pass for most forest areas. In addition, the U.S. 9th Circuit has ruled that the government went too far in charging for access. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 29, 2012 The U.S. Forest Service plans to Read more…
Damage to the visitors center and other structures at Mitchell Caverns in the Mojave Desert has officials working to improve plans to protect as many as 70 other California parks scheduled to close in July because of budget cuts. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2012 Read more…