A Stokes Canyon landowner has donated a conservation easement on 298 acres of pristine habitat to the MRCA. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, February 12, 2015 The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) preserves and manages open Read more…
Here is what I found when I rode all the multi-use trails a few days after Pt Mugu State Park re-opened on January 30th. The park had been closed since mid-December when heavy rains brought mudslides to the fire-denuded park. Read more…
Attracting more ethnically diverse, younger users is a key element of two-year turnaround plan. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Time, January 30, 2015 When visitors arrive at a state-run park these days, they may find disrepair after years Read more…
Improved Liberty Canyon underpass will help cougar survival Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, December 4, 2014 The big cats living in the local mountains will have more room to roam now that the initial funding for a Read more…
‘I found my spot,’ says Walter Fuller Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 2, 2014 It began with an albino parakeet named Whitey. As a child, Walter Fuller would play Johnny Cash on the record player in Read more…
California’s heavy rains bring some evacuations but have little effect on the state’s continuing drought Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 2, 2014 The first major Pacific storm of the season drenched much of California on Tuesday, Read more…
Critics say that 100 years of population growth, urban sprawl, demographic shifts, climate change make John Muir irrelevant Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 13, 2014 ohn Muir is the patron saint of environmentalism, an epic figure Read more…
Dog owners in La Cañada Flintridge say Humane Society’s leash patrol officers are too aggressive Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2014 A few times each week, La Cañada Flintridge dog owner Scott Heaton grabs a Read more…
Southern California could see above-average rainfall this winter, but it won’t be enough to shake drought Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 17, 2014 Southern California could see above-average rainfall this winter, but it won’t be enough Read more…
President Obama officially designates San Gabriel Mountains a national monument Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 11, 2014 President Obama on Friday officially set aside 346,000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument, a Read more…