The largest birds in North America are closely monitored by local groups working to save the animals from extinction. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, September 5, 2013 As of July, there were a total of 429 California condors in California, Arizona and Baja, Mexico, according to figures Read more…
Rim of the Valley study now in fifth year Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, April 18, 2013 The mountains encircling the Conejo and Simi valleys may soon become part of the U.S. National Park Service. The Conejo Mountain area, Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains make up Read more…
Source of this article: The Ventura County Star, April 11, 2013 Ticks at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills recently tested positive for Lyme disease, authorities said Thursday. Three pools of western black-legged ticks found along the Coyote Trail were found to be positive, according to the Santa Monica Mountains National Read more…
Every year between April and October veterinarians see an influx of rattlesnake bites in Southern California. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, April 11, 2013 The western diamondback is the most common rattlesnake seen locally. The snake thrives during the heat of the spring and summer months, when Read more…
A new National Park Service report for 2011 shows that the 650,000 visitors to national park lands in the Santa Monica Mountains spent $26 million in the surrounding community. This spending supported 350 local jobs. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, March 28, 2013 The report only studied 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…
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…
Source of this article: The Condor Call, journal of the Los Padres chapter of the Sierra Club, October-November 2012 By James Paxton “Be here at the office at 7:30 a.m. sharp. A minute late and you don’t work.” Coming from the initially intimidating veteran Mike Vaughn, Head Supervisor of work Read more…
Poaching death shines light on the battle to save area’s big cats Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, October 20, 2011 By Sylvie Belmond In addition to threats from traffic, pesticide poisoning and urban encroachment, the small number of mountain lions occupying the 250-square-mile Santa Monica Mountains wilderness Read more…