Liberty Canyon Road under the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills is one of the only places left in the area where mountain lions and other animals can move in and out of the Santa Monica Mountains. Source of this article: The Acorn, March 6, 2014 But the roadway can be 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…
Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, January 9, 2014 Dennis Rosenberg stood a discreet distance from a group of men fishing along the shore of the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. He watched them through his binoculars for a bit before coming closer to ask if they had Read more…
Inbreeding and deadly encounters with vehicles highlight the need for a wildlife passageway across the 101 Freeway, scientists say. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2014 From an urban puma’s perspective, the news of late from greater Los Angeles has been mixed. On the positive front, Read more…
Wendy Engelberg founded the Southern California group three years ago, and it has grown to become the largest women’s mountain biking club in the country. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2013 In 2005, 41-year-old Wendy Engelberg needed something new in her life. Stressed out by Read more…
The cougar’s death renews calls for a tunnel for wildlife to pass under the busy freeway. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2013 A mountain lion killed last month by a motorist on the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills was a visitor from the north that Read more…
The number treated in one month is more than half of the total seen in a typical year. Use of lead ammunition in hunting is blamed. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2013 A record number of 21 endangered California condors were treated at the Los 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…
The mountain lion — known as P-22 — living in Griffith Park is giving scientists insight into the behavior of an urban puma on the prowl. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2013. For more than a year and a half, the solitary mountain lion known Read more…
The House votes to curb environmental reviews to accelerate timber cutting in national forests. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2013 WASHINGTON — In response to fires that have ravaged the West this year, the House on Friday approved a bill that would expand logging in Read more…