A California congressman withdrew a controversial proposal Friday to create a recreational hunting facility for wounded military personnel and disabled veterans on Santa Rosa Island in the Channel Islands National Park. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2005 By Tim Reiterman and Richard Simon, Times Staff Read more…
California congressman seeks to convert the public park into a recreation and training area for the armed forces. Critics cry foul. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2005. FOR THE RECORD: Santa Rosa Island —A headline in Saturday’s California section said: “Military Wants Santa Rosa Island.” Read more…
New technology and rising demand for petroleum are fueling a comeback of drills in the Southland, where they once numbered 33,000. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 28, 2005. They once ruled Southern California, staking claim to broad stretches of coastline and hillsides. Then, in the 1980s, Read more…
TAKE ME: The new Five Oaks Trail in San Diego County’s Volcan Mountain Preserve offers a prettier, shadier alternative to the steep, dusty fire road. And after the hike, head down to Julian for a snack. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2005. By Jerry Schad, Read more…
Park Service and Nature Conservancy officials say endangered native species on Santa Cruz Island now have a chance to rebound. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2005. By GREGORY W. GRIGGS, Times Staff Writer Efforts to restore the ecosystem on Santa Cruz Island to its native Read more…
Volunteer Jim Nowatzki goes mano a mano with overgrown trails at Ed Davis Park. But with singed canyons recovering from the 2003 blazes, he wouldn’t have it any other way. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2005. By Hugo Martín, Times Staff Writer On a warm, Read more…
The parents of a mountain biker who was killed by a cougar last year in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park will drop a wrongful-death lawsuit against Orange County because of numerous protests from cyclists. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2005. By RACHANA RATHI, Times Staff Writer Read more…
Rolling in agony and ecstasy: The path to Shangri-La in the Santa Anas pushes bikes and muscles to the thigh-burning limit. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2005. By ROY M. WALLACK, Special to The Times THE Santiago Truck Trail is no longer passable by trucks Read more…
Winding Paths for Roadless Lands – Bush’s push to repeal a Clinton rule protecting 58.5 million acres of forest underlines the differing views of the two administrations. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2004. By BETTINA BOXALL, Times Staff Writer On the shoulder of Southern California, Read more…
Audit says that mountains agency misused $7 million Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2004. By SUE FOX AND ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, Times Staff Writers A state audit has accused the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy of mismanaging $7 million in voter-approved bond money that was supposed to Read more…