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Budget and Spending

Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company to Fight Climate Change

Patagonia made him a billionaire. Now he’s giving it away to save the climate Source of this article: the Los Angeles Times, September 14, 2022 Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard is giving his company away — to planet Earth, he announced Wednesday. “I never wanted to be a businessman,” Chouinard wrote Read more…

By Steve, 4 monthsSeptember 14, 2022 ago
Calabasas

Fourth big cat this year killed on local roads

2-year old lion part of baby boom Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, July 29, 2022 A mountain lion known by researchers to be born during the Santa Monica Mountains’ famed “Summer of Kittens” two years ago died on the 101 Freeway the morning of July 18. The Read more…

By Steve, 6 monthsJuly 29, 2022 ago
Budget and Spending

California grants Ventura Land Trust $7.2 million to acquire and preserve Mariano Rancho

Mariano Rancho Preserve is expected to open to the public after a 2 to 3 year review and planning process is complete. Source of this article: The Ventura Land Trust, July 8, 2022 Ventura Land Trust has been awarded $7.2 million from the State of California to complete the acquisition Read more…

By Steve, 7 monthsJuly 8, 2022 ago
Drilling, Mining, Logging

Legal fight to halt forest thinning on Pine Mountain

Federal plan to thin forest draws lawsuits from Patagonia, Ojai and others Source of this article, the Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2022 The popular Ventura-based clothing brand Patagonia, the city of Ojai, Ventura County and several environmental groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service in an attempt to stop Read more…

By Steve, 9 monthsMay 3, 2022 ago
Habitat Improvement

Court Upholds Ventura County Ordinances to Safeguard Wildlife Connectivity

A new program that increases protections for wildlife corridors has prevailed after a judge ruled on the side of county leaders and conservationists Source of this article: Los Padres ForesetWatch, April 28, 2022 The rulings, finalized on April 22, uphold Ordinance No. 4537 and Ordinance No. 4539, which were approved Read more…

By Steve, 9 monthsApril 28, 2022 ago
Budget and Spending

101 Freeway wildlife crossing receives another infusion of funds

The Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing reached a new milestone in funding. Source of this article, The Thousand Oaks Acorn, Feb 4, 2021 A private party recently donated $1.4 million toward construction of the land bridge over the l01 Freeway at Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills. The donation raises total funding Read more…

By Steve, 2 yearsFebruary 4, 2021 ago
Conejo Valley

Mountain lion makes rare successful crossing of L.A.-area freeways

Source of this article: The Researchers recently documented a rare case of a cougar from the Santa Monica Mountains successfully crossing U.S. Highway 101 and moving into a range less hemmed in by Southern California sprawl, the National Park Service said Monday. The subadult male, dubbed P-55, crossed the 101 Read more…

By Steve, 5 yearsAugust 7, 2017 ago
Calabasas

Mountains fund celebrates champions of preservation

Pavley, Parks among 11 female honorees Source of this article, the Thousand Oaks Acorn, May 18, 2017 Spring showers and a Chumash prayer ushered in the who’s who of environmental champions honored at the second annual Santa Monica Mountains Fund spring celebration May 7 at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas. Read more…

By Steve, 6 yearsMay 18, 2017 ago
California State Parks

Respecting the force of Mother Nature

Commentary: When the rains come Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, January 26, 2017 Risk is a fact of life for outdoors enthusiasts, and smart people know they should always weigh the pros and cons when they venture into the wild. In Southern California this winter—with an onslaught Read more…

By Steve, 6 yearsJanuary 26, 2017 ago
Hiking

Access now legal to Matilija Falls

The Matilija Canyon Trail, closed since the Spring of 2010, is open again for hiking. Source of this article: Condor Call, Journal of Los Padres Chapter Sierra Club, Oct-Nov 2016 The highly popular trek to the seven Matilija Falls is now legally open and the Sierra Club has an outing Read more…

By Steve, 6 yearsNovember 2, 2016 ago

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