Suzanne Guldimann

Suzanne Guldimann is an author, artist, and musician who lives in Malibu and loves the Santa Monica Mountains. She has worked as a journalist reporting on local news and issues for more than a decade, and is the author of nine books of music for the harp. Suzanne's newest book, "Life in Malibu", explores local history and nature. She can be reached at suzanne@messengermountainnews.com

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WEEDS

All over the Santa Monica Mountains a green tide is rising as dormant seeds, awakened by the rains after years of drought, are burgeoning forth into a sea of greenery. The profusion…

Standing Rock Continued…

On March 10, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Indigenous grassroots leaders call on allies across the United States and around the world to peacefully March on Washington DC. They and indigenous…

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Vance Hoyt—Wildlife Conservation Pioneer

MORE THAN 50 YEARS BEFORE THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA WAS CREATED, TOPANGA WAS HOME TO A REMARKABLE CONSERVATIONIST AND NATURALIST WHOSE GOAL WAS TO SHARE HIS LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE OF…

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#RESIST!

“The Resisters around the country are making me proud and giving us all hope. We’re going to make the Tea Party look like a weak brew indeed.” –George Takai Topanga has a…

Living in Harmony

In the case of the mountain lion known as P-45, no news really is good news. The big cat–P for puma, 45 for the number assigned by the National Park Service’s (NPS)…