VenturaCountyTrails.org News

VenturaCountyTrails.org News
  • Home
  • Trail Maps
    • Santa Monica Mounains, Conejo & Simi Valleys
    • Santa Barbara to Mt. Pinos to Santa Monica
  • Photos
    • Organized by Location
    • Recent Photos
    • Travel Photos
  • Videos
    • Table of Contents
    • Newest Videos
  • Trail & Envronmental News
    • News Home
    • News Excerpts
  • Calendar

Region

Drought

Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains

The long-depleted Colorado River is getting a boost from the largest snowpack since 1997. Rising reservoirs offer some relief amid talks on needed water cuts. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2023 Four months ago, the outlook for the Colorado River was so dire that federal Read more…

By Steve, 5 monthsApril 8, 2023 ago
Conejo Valley

COSCA helps protect and maintain the wilderness of the Conejo Valley

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…

By Steve, 6 monthsApril 3, 2023 ago
California

Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers

Flooded Central Valley fields are being used to replenish groundwater Source of this article, the Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2023 As storms have drenched Northern California, water diverted from the swollen Sacramento River has been flowing from a canal and pouring onto 200 acres of farmland. For more than Read more…

By Steve, 6 monthsMarch 21, 2023 ago
Budget and Spending

Harris unveils $197 million for wildfire resilience as California’s fire season looms

Storm-ravaged Californians are still digging out from historic levels of snowfall and girding for more heavy rain this week. But Biden administration officials are looking ahead to a wildfire season that could bring more devastation once the state dries out. Vice President Kamala Harris detailed $197 million in new federal Read more…

By Steve, 6 monthsMarch 21, 2023 ago
California

What to do if you encounter a mountain lion

The mountain lion, also known as cougar or puma (Puma concolor), is the fourth largest wild cat in the world, surpassed only by the tiger, lion, and jaguar. Source of this article: The Winter 2023 Newsletter from the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy These magnificent animals can run at speeds of Read more…

By Steve, 6 months ago
California

Flush with rain, California plans to replenish drought-depleted groundwater with floodwaters

Diverting the liquid assets Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 12, 2023 With torrential rains drenching California, state water regulators have endorsed a plan to divert floodwaters from the San Joaquin River to replenish groundwater that has been depleted by heavy agricultural pumping during three years of Read more…

By Steve, 6 monthsMarch 12, 2023 ago
History

Famed mountain lion P-22 laid to rest in private tribal ceremony

Members of 4 tribes honor the beloved cougar with a burial in an undisclosed spot Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2023 P-22, the mountain lion who prowled Griffith Park for more than a decade, was buried Saturday in an intimate tribal ceremony in the Santa Read more…

By Steve, 7 monthsMarch 7, 2023 ago
Conejo Valley

COSCA chief charged up about proliferation of e-bikes in Conejo Open Space

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…

By Steve, 7 monthsFebruary 24, 2023 ago
Western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus. From left: nymph, adult male, adult female.
California

A gross side effect from California’s extra wet winter: More disease-carrying ticks this spring

Northwest California remains a hot spot for ticks carrying disease, and tick season could be even worse this year after the state’s extremely wet winter. In Southern California, the risk from ticks remains extremely low. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2023 Woodland and beach regions Read more…

By Steve, 7 months ago
Bears

California is turning mountain lions into roadkill faster than they can reproduce

Vehicle strikes, rat poison, inbreeding, urban encroachment and wildfire are contributing to an ‘extinction vortex’ for mountain lions. Source of this story: The Los Angeles Times, February 4, 2023 In the last eight years there have been 535 mountain lions reported killed on California highways — a steady toll of Read more…

By Steve, 8 monthsFebruary 4, 2023 ago

Posts navigation

Previous 1 2 3 … 50 Next
Search News
Categories
  • Activities (150)
    • Bicycle Riding (21)
    • Hiking (91)
    • Horse Riding (49)
    • Mountain Biking (66)
    • Off-Highway Vehicles (9)
    • Trail Running (21)
    • Youth Activities (10)
  • Budget and Spending (91)
  • Drought (40)
  • Environment (272)
    • Development (57)
    • Drilling, Mining, Logging (58)
    • Energy Use (30)
    • Global Warming (27)
    • Going Green (15)
    • Habitat Improvement (40)
    • Invasive Species (15)
    • Pollution (47)
    • Traffic (12)
    • Water Shortage (32)
    • Wildfire (36)
  • Fire Hazard (27)
  • Health and Safety (71)
    • COVID-19 (1)
    • Obesity (2)
    • Rescue (14)
    • Trail Hazard (31)
  • History (99)
  • Internet (5)
  • Land Manager (208)
    • California State Parks (49)
    • COSCA/CRPD (32)
    • Federal BLM (12)
    • Federal NPS (105)
    • MRCA (23)
    • MRT (8)
    • Ojai Valley Land Conservancy (3)
    • SMM Conservancy (21)
    • US Forest Service (23)
    • Wilderness Area (8)
  • Other (8)
  • Politics (91)
  • Region (498)
    • Calabasas (28)
    • California (118)
    • Conejo Valley (86)
    • International (8)
    • Los Angeles (65)
    • Malibu (9)
    • National (90)
    • Ojai (7)
    • Orange County (4)
    • Santa Barbara County (16)
    • Santa Monica Mountains (121)
    • Simi Valley (13)
    • Southern California (82)
    • Southwest (25)
    • Ventura County (57)
  • Trail Access (57)
  • Trail Building and Repair (31)
  • Uncategorized (5)
  • Wildlife (175)
    • Bears (8)
    • Coyotes (1)
    • Endangered Species (51)
    • Fish (15)
    • Mountain Lions (61)
    • Rattlesnakes (4)
    • Tiger (6)
    • Wildlife Bridge (14)
Administration
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
  • VenturaCountyTrails.org News
Hestia | Developed by ThemeIsle