Flee the city and hang with geezer trees – Rich Handley finds refuge in a grove of native oaks in the Ojai Valley preserve he manages. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2004. WILLS CANYON stands out as a slice of the Ojai Valley as it 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…
Say no to uncontrollable bleeding Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2004. Julie Sheer | Times Staff Writer The Southern Pacific rattlesnake Ralph Prado kept as a pet last year sank its fangs into him and pumped venom into his body for an unheard of 15 Read more…
One page summary on how to protect against tick bites from the California Dept of Health Services, and how to remove them if bitten. How to remove ticks, from Lyme Disease Association, Inc. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2004. It’s tick season in the local mountains. Read more…
Officials give credit for a new park on former Ahmanson Ranch Land to activists who spent years fighting the 3,050-home project. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 11, 2004. Steve Hymon | Times Staff Writer In the late 1980s, Mary Wiesbrock took up a new cause: She Read more…
The structure, regarded as obsolete, might not be removed for years. But public officials say they are making progress. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2004. Lynne Barnes | Times Staff Writer Amid much fanfare, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt climbed behind the controls of a construction Read more…
Tearing down Matilija Dam, near Ojai, would revive endangered trout stocks, advocates say. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 9, 2004. Catherine Saillant | Times Staff Writer Matilija Dam should be torn down all at once in order to revive the dwindling population of endangered southern Read more…