The National Park Service has announced that its new invasive plant management program for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will have no significant negative impact on the environment. The National…
Environment
The final numbers for the 29th annual Coastal Cleanup Day are in. On September 15, an estimated 53,073 volunteers gathered at creeks, waterways, estuaries, lagoons, and beaches all over the state. Those…
In the absence of rain and to our delight, “Fernwood Rain Report” contributor Eric Fitzgerald transfers his writing skills and love of astronomy into a celestial monthly feature, “Backyard Astronomer.” As a…
Guidebook reveals the Backbone Trail has something for everyone. In fact, you may have already hiked some of it without even knowing you did. Husband and wife hiking and writing duo Doug…
Never mind the serpent, sometimes the fig leaf is the real danger in paradise. When Olaf Krull set to work pruning a fig tree in his Woodland Hills garden he didn’t expect…
IF YOU HAVE ANIMALS, NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN BEFORE THE NEXT DISASTER STRIKES, AND VICTORIA BEELIK’S HANDBOOK AND EVACUATION PLANNING WORKSHOPS ARE A GOOD PLACE TO START. Victoria Beelik has…
The North Area Plan (NAP) update process got off to a rocky start on August 21, when county planners failed to arrange a big enough venue to accommodate the public. The meeting,…
Giant spiders lurk in dark places…in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth and in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, but one doesn’t need magic or the imagination of British authors to conjure enormous arachnids…
An oft-visited hiking destination at the top of Tuna Canyon Park is being physically removed, Linnea Mielcarek reported on Topanga Nextdoor. Workers with the Mountain Restoration and Conservancy Authority (MRCA) are removing…
National Park Service researchers recently discovered a litter of four mountain lion kittens, two males and two females, in a remote area of the Santa Monica Mountains. The four-week-old kittens are now…