Citing safety concerns, officials closed all trails to Walker Canyon, which played host to tens of thousands of people during a superbloom in 2019. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2023 The California golden poppies have returned to Lake Elsinore, but this year they’re going to Read more…
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…
The Grove of Titans contains some of the largest coast redwoods Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2022 After the once-secret location of a famed grove of ancient redwoods in Northern California was made public, visitors flocking to see the towering trees caused significant damage looking Read more…
Several Conejo Open Space landmarks are being renamed to remove the term “Indian.” Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, May 20, 2022 On May 11, the board of the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency voted 4-0 (with director Claudia Bill-de la Peña absent) to approve new titles for Read more…
Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2022 With its striking “skull rock,” blooming wildflowers and panoramic views of the Pacific coastline and distant skyscrapers, the Temescal Canyon Trail is one of the most beloved hiking paths in Los Angeles. Far less cherished, however, is an unkempt Read more…
Conservation is balanced with public recreation at the preserve tucked away into the hillsides off Highway 126 Source of this article: Noozhawk April 22, 2022 Sometimes the best surprises come in tucked away places. The drive up to the Harmon Canyon Preserve in Ventura is an easy one — it’s Read more…
Source of this article, The Thousand Oaks Acorn, July 25, 2019 Eight months after the largest fire to ever hit Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, all 67 miles of the park’s most famous trail have reopened to the public. The final six miles of the Backbone Trail that had Read more…
Source of this article, Los Padres Forest Watch, July 31, 2017 In early July, ForestWatch received an anonymous tip that the new owner of the Dent House property at the end of Matilija Canyon Road was constructing a new gate across the road and notifying hikers that they were trespassing Read more…
Ranch on top of the world Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, March 30, 2017 As dementia began to overtake Harman Rasnow in the last years of his life, the 80-year-old loved to sit on his ranch on a hill high above Newbury Park and count the hikers Read more…
The city’s ring of protected open space is one big step closer to being complete. Source of this article: the Thousand Oaks Acorn, February 23, 2017 Earlier this month, the board of the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency voted to accept a donation of 82 acres from the Rasnow family Read more…