The destruction of Washington state’s Elwha Dam gets underway. The removal of the dam and a companion will allow salmon to swim upriver for the first time in a century. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2011 By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Port Read more…
Posting of U.S. flags on public land causes heated debate Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, September 15, 2011 By Anna Bitong An American flag once fluttered over a ridge near Lynn Ranch. It flew in the same spot for at least a dozen years, maybe longer, local Read more…
Volunteers and corporate donors are hoping to pitch in to keep budget cuts from closing state parks. Many fear that without oversight, poachers and pot farmers will take over. Source of this Article: The Los Angeles Times, September 11, 2011 By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Henry W. Read more…
A brief history of the incorporation of cities in the Conejo Valley Source of this article – Thousand Oaks Acorn, September 8, 2011 By Jonathan Kuperberg Scott Wolfe admitted it’s confusing. The planning director for Westlake Village—the city in Los Angeles County, not the Thousand Oaks community in Ventura County—said Read more…
Arabian horses parading with colorfully costumed riders will be among the attractions at the seventh annual Day of the Horse in Thousand Oaks. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, Sept 1, 2011. By Anna Bitong, annab@theacorn The event was started in 2005 by Barbara Kloster, who was riding Read more…
The 15-month-old male may have collided with a vehicle near the Getty Center. The National Park Service had outfitted the animal with a tracking device. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times One of roughly a half-dozen mountain lions living in Read more…
What follows is the contents of an email we received from the National Park Service: Summary of Public Scoping Comments Newsletter Available for Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resource Study Thank you for taking time to send us scoping comments to help guide the Rim of the Valley Corridor Read more…
Horses consume a disproportionately large percentage of California’s precious water resources, but that doesn’t necessarily make them a waste. How we treat other species says a lot about us. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, August 24, 2011 Not far from my farm there is a 10-acre field Read more…
A comprehensive update of the city’s bicycle plan still gives precedence to hikers and equestrians. The issue reflects animosity born of anecdotal reports of unpleasant trail encounters. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2011 Not long after mountain bikers spun onto the scene in California in Read more…
For the past two years, American flags have periodically decorated the top of Ladyface Mountain, luring hikers to reach its summit. Each one unofficially marked the highest point on Ladyface at 2,031 feet. Source of this article: Agoura Hills Patch, August 24, 2010 The most recent one was placed at Read more…