Ever since the City of Calabasas acquired 10-acre Wild Walnut Park on the corner of Mulholland Highway and Old Topanga Canyon Road, this small patch of oak woodland has been mostly left…
The trees that shade, nurture and provide the Santa Monica Mountains area much of its character, beauty and essential habitat are under threat. Invasive beetles, including the polyphagous shot hole borer and…
A record crowd gathered at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) visitor center at King Gillette Ranch to watch the solar eclipse on August 21. Zach Behrens, senior communications fellow…
The tropical rat mite is almost too small to be seen, but can inflict an astonishing amount of pain and misery. This nearly microscopic member of the tick and spider family is…
A Liberty Canyon subdivision project continues to generate controversy. The plan, which currently features a gated, eight-residence compound in previously undeveloped land adjacent to public open space, has drawn fire from its inception…
The plan for the North Area of the Santa Monica Mountains hasn’t been updated for almost 20 years with implementation possible in 2018. “Resource protection is the priority over development,” county officials…
The California Coastal Commission (CCC) has unanimously approved an amendment to the County of Los Angeles Santa Monica Mountains Local Coastal Program (LCP) to change the land use designations of 95 parcels.…
LIGHT POLLUTION IS A LUMINOUS FOG THAT IS OBSCURING THE NIGHT SKY. A CHILD BORN TODAY HAS ONLY A ONE-IN-TEN CHANCE OF EVER SEEING THE MILKY WAY. More than 1,200 people participated in…
More than 100 would-be ghost hunters—some from as far away as Camarillo and Eagle Rock— gathered at Paramount Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) on the evening of…
Residents of unincorporated Los Angeles County can now officially have up to four dogs. The motion to raise the legal limit for dogs in unincorporated Los Angeles County from three to four,…