The National Park Service would restore 203 acres along the Merced River and eliminate an ice rink, commercial horseback riding, hotel swimming pools and raft and bicycle rentals. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2013 Yosemite Valley would have more camp sites and parking spaces — Read more…
A mile-long hiking trail is part of an ambitious plan to transform Grant Park — a place whose main draw until recently was a tribute to Junipero Serra — into a lush botanical garden. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2013 For 95 years, Grant Park Read more…
The Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District approved a study that would bring a new system of bike paths, hiking trails and open space that extends from Camarillo to the Santa Monica Mountains. Source of this article: The Ventura County Star, January 3, 2013 Board members unanimously decided to adopt Read more…
Conejo Recreation and Park District is marking its 50-year anniversary in 2013 Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, January 3, 2013 To celebrate its 5oth anniversary, the park district is hiding commemorative coins in geocaches around the Conejo Valley. A geocache is a hidden box that is found Read more…
The young male from Oregon has remained in the Golden State since spring and covered about 3,000 miles. He’s also shown exceptional homing abilities. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2013 Like many out-of-state visitors, the lone gray wolf that trotted across the border from Oregon Read more…
The bill, backed by House Republicans, would retain the zone south of Point Conception until wildlife officials develop a plan ensuring that the threatened marine mammals and endangered abalone recover and that the commercial shellfish harvest stays at current levels. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 20, Read more…
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration proposes rules that would require more disclosure from oil companies in the state that employ hydraulic fracturing, also known as ‘fracking.’ Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2012 SACRAMENTO — Under pressure from state lawmakers and environmentalists, Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration Read more…
A federal study shows hundreds of hot spots at the 2,850-acre facility, overlooking the west San Fernando Valley, half a century after a partial nuclear meltdown there. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2012 Half a century after America’s first partial nuclear meltdown, hundreds of radioactive Read more…
Gerson opened the summer camp halfway between Malibu and Agoura Hills in the Santa Monica Mountains in 1947. By 1984 more than 14,000 children had gone through the camp’s program. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2012 To generations of children attending summer camp in the Read more…
The shallow depressions are surrounded by dirt berms and planted with climate-appropriate flowering plants. More than 185 of the gardens have been installed in northeast San Fernando Valley yards. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2012 Watching water stream under parked cars and through the gutters Read more…