The Santa Monica Mountains Fund’s Spring Celebration and fundraiser was unexpectedly wet, but the rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the participants at the outdoor event at King Gillette Ranch in the…
IN THE STAR WARS MOVIE UNIVERSE, SPACE HERO LUKE SKYWALKER’S FAMILY SURVIVED ON THE INHOSPITABLE DESERT WORLD OF TATOOINE BY HARVESTING WATER FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. THAT TECHNOLOGY IS NO LONGER SCIENCE FICTION.…
A bill to ban toxic rodenticides began making its way to a state Assembly vote later this year. That vote can’t come soon enough for local wildlife advocates. Is P-54 (above) next?Photo…
It’s only taken around 66 million years, but California may soon have an official dinosaur. Assemblymember Richard Bloom, who represents Topanga and the Westside, has introduced legislation that would add Augustynolophus morissi,…
Earth Day is turning 47 this year, and activists say the annual day to honor the earth has never been more relevant. “The goal is to champion robustly funded and publicly communicated science…
“What kind of snake is that?” a visitor to Topanga State Park was heard to ask. She was pointing at an elegantly coiled reptile resting on a fallen tree less than a…
In popular culture, time machines turn up disguised as police call boxes, sports cars, pocket watches and pendants, but in the Santa Monica Mountains you don’t need a DeLorean or a TARDIS…
Bird nesting season officially began March. Time to think of your back yard as a bird sanctuary. The National Wildlife Federation can help you plan that out. One robin may not make…
THIS YEARS’ RAINSTORMS ARE A DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE. LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDS SHOW THAT TEN “100-YEAR STORMS” DURING THE 20TH CENTURY ADDED UP TO MORE THAN…
A Rim of the Valley park plan was first proposed in the 1920s. In 1930, the Olmsted Report was issued by the firm founded by the sons of landscape architect Frederick Law…