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…
The Backbone Trail is one celebrity-owned property and an easement short of completion. The Cold Creek High Trail is just three parcels shy of being in public hands. Just one 700-foot path and hikers and horseback riders on the Las Virgenes Creek Trail will no longer have to pull up Read more…
Irvin Centeno is no stranger to trouble; he lives on tough streets. But he’s discovered the rugged life of trail work and a path to fulfillment. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2012 Irvin Centeno’s tagger friends would hardly know what to make of him on Read more…
On Saturday, March 24, sixty-nine volunteers and several Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) rangers worked together to build 0.4 miles of a new 0.63-mile long singletrack, multi-use segment of the Canyon Overlook Trail. The new trail in Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks starts at the Mesa Trail, passes below Read more…
Forest Service received slew of suggestions on how to proceed after twin giant sequoias blocked portion of popular trail. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2011 By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to build a boardwalk near the twin giant Read more…
What follows is the contents of an email we received from the National Park Service: Summary of Public Scoping Comments Newsletter Available for Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resource Study Thank you for taking time to send us scoping comments to help guide the Rim of the Valley Corridor Read more…
Source of this article – Ventura County Star, October 18, 2009. By Mike Harris With picks and axes in hand, about 190 volunteers made a Newbury Park trail more user-friendly Saturday at the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency’s annual trail work day. “It’s always amazing to see what manpower can Read more…
The Civilian Conservation Corps put millions to work and left a lasting imprint on Yosemite and other parks. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2009 By Julie Cart Reporting from Yosemite National Park — The economy was a shambles. Millions of Americans were out of work. Read more…
Trail returned to road to give firefighters access to the Zaca fire Source of this article – Santa Barbara Independent, August 23, 2007 By Ray Ford In an on-again, off-again saga, the Romero Canyon Single Track Trail was finally bulldozed all of the way through yesterday. It seemed as if Read more…
Thousand Oaks is surrounded by 15,000 acres of open space that includes about 100 miles of hiking trails. Keeping the rustic paths clear of growth and debris isn’t an easy job, according to Glen Kinney, the supervising park ranger for the Conejo Open Space and Conservation Agency. Source of this Read more…