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Environment
Nearly half of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) was damaged by the Woolsey Fire, leaving many parks closed and limiting options for hikers, bikers, and equestrians. The damage assessment…
An estimated 88 percent of the National Park Service’s parkland and nearly half of the SMMNRA were burned in the Woolsey fire. After two years as Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke resigned under…
The mountains in the Woolsey Fire burn scar area may look as desolate as the dark side of the moon, but beneath the ashes new life is already stirring. The National Park…
The connection between fish and trees might not seem obvious but these organisms are mutually interdependent. Federally endangered Steelhead Trout are disappearing from Los Angeles watersheds at a rapid rate. Just 10…
Above, the view from the old bridge looking towards Goat Buttes in the heart of Malibu Creek State Park reveals burned areas but also untouched oak trees. Photo by Suzanne Guldimann Malibu…
The last three Wednesdays have brought us three storms that have finally put us “in the black” for rainfall for the first time in over a year. The water year runs from…
Last month The Backyard Astronomer explored The Wanderers: our Sun, our Moon, and the five naked-eye planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. While all the stars in the sky remained fixed…
Do frogs and fish and turtles dance in your dreams? Is spending the day at the beach your idea of the best day ever? Are you looking for a one-of-a-kind gift for…
Topanga was spared from wildfire damage during the Woolsey Fire, but the National Park Service (NPS) estimates that more than 50 percent of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) burned,…