The network of park services in Southern California has a secret weapon for protecting folks visiting any of the parks and trails in the Santa Monica Mountains. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, Nov 1, 2012 The Mounted Volunteer Patrol (MVP) is a squadron of men and women Read more…
The artwork called Stroll uses audio devices erected along Santa Clarita’s South Fork Trail to emit an eclectic mix of field recordings, electronic sounds, the spoken word and performed music. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2012 Users of a peaceful and popular Santa Clarita trail Read more…
A judge rules on the path that runs across nearly half of the 97 acres that Mohamed Hadid owns next to Franklin Canyon Park. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 19, 2012 A Los Angeles real estate developer must allow hikers to use the popular Hastain Trail Read more…
The Backbone Trail is one celebrity-owned property and an easement short of completion. The Cold Creek High Trail is just three parcels shy of being in public hands. Just one 700-foot path and hikers and horseback riders on the Las Virgenes Creek Trail will no longer have to pull up Read more…
Irvin Centeno is no stranger to trouble; he lives on tough streets. But he’s discovered the rugged life of trail work and a path to fulfillment. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2012 Irvin Centeno’s tagger friends would hardly know what to make of him on Read more…
The area’s recent hot spell may be sending residents running for shade, but the sunny skies are also fueling the city’s newest solar panel installation. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, September 6, 2012 Completed in June atop the Hillcrest Center—home to the Conejo Recreation and Park District, Read more…
In Moorpark, seniors explore their passion for hiking Source of this article: The Ventura County Star (Conejo Valley Extra), September 6, 2012 As avid hikers who have trekked trails in Simi Valley, the Santa Monica Mountains and other sites of natural open space, Rocky and Yuko Josho were surprised to Read more…
Giant canyon live oak measures 499 inches around and 97 feet high, with a 98-foot canopy spread. But is it the biggest oak in the United States? Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2012 After a hellish hike in the wilderness above Yucaipa in the San Read more…
Rat poison, ingested secondhand, threatens already dwindling population Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, August 30, 2012 A doctorate student at UCLA is asking Ventura County homeowners to think twice before using rat poison. Laurel Serieys is in the midst of a six-year research project that’s revealing how Read more…
David Szymanski is next superintendent of Santa Monica Mountains area Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, August 16, 2012 The National Park Service has named David Szymanski as the new superintendent for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service. Szymanski replaces Read more…