The mountain lion known as P-47 was recently found dead in the Santa Monica Mountains, and lab results indicate he may have succumbed to poisoning from anticoagulant rodenticide. “P-47’s remains were discovered…
Topanga residents are expressing dismay over tree pruning activities on Topanga Canyon Blvd. that have denuded parts of the usually tree-shaded route, leaving some oaks looking more like hedges. Concerns raised include…
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) has three official founding mothers who fought to make the park a reality. Women have always been on the frontline of politics, activism, and…
Please note that this event has been postponed due to the special event permit being delayed. Stay tuned for a new date sometime in July. Topanga Earth Day on Saturday, April 27,…
When conditions are just right the high desert east of Los Angeles blooms in a mad profusion of color, and spring 2019 may be a wildflower year for the record books. Abundant…
Topanga artist Gaby Geuther uses watercolor and egg tempera to capture the earth colors and dramatic forms of the Santa Monica Mountains. Her current show, “The Hills are Alive,” at the Santa…
The shooting stars have gone to seed and the poppies are almost finished blooming, but successive waves of new wildflowers in the Santa Monica Mountains continue to make this year’s wildflower season…
Battalion 5 Fire Chief Drew Smith said of the Woolsey fire, “The risk was real, the threat was active, but once we had the opportunity and visibility to call in bulldozers and…
Two major development projects near Topanga—one in Malibu on Sweetwater Mesa below Piuma Road, the other in lower Tuna Canyon, have received major setbacks in court. The controversial Edge development project in…
The Woolsey Fire burned so hot it melted aluminum and consumed massive oak trees, leaving behind only ash. Hundreds of thousands of ceanothus plants were among the casualties of the fire, but…