After 42 years of advocating for the preservation of the Santa Monica Mountains, outdoor enthusiast Don Wallace had his moment of victory with a trail connector named in his honor. The VIP…
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Wildflowers, native grasses, oak saplings, perennials of white sage and wild currents, and fire-safe succulents were all available at the recent Mountains Restoration Trust (MRT) plant sale that was part of a…
Less than average rainfall and late-season rainstorms might mean this season’s wildflowers may not be blooming according to schedule, according to Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area ecologists. At this point in…
The (CWC), a non-profit organization, rescues hundreds of squirrels each year and already has 83 orphan baby squirrels in its care. While most birds in the Santa Monica Mountains are just beginning…
The first Topanga Produce Exchange of the season takes place tomorrow, Saturday, April 7, 9:30 a.m. near the Children’s Organic Garden at the Topanga Community Center. The Exchange, which will meet the first Saturday…
In October 2017, P-41, the most recent mountain lion death in Los Angeles, died with six different rodent poisons in his system, Poison Free Malibu reports. Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), a champion of…
A week of much-needed rain has at last brought spring green of the Santa Monica Mountains, carpeting hillsides in emerald growth just in time for the official start of spring. The vernal equinox…
The organization is called the Public Land Alliance Network (PLAN) and its dynamic director, Carla Bollinger works to bring people together “to save national monuments and parks, regional parklands, historical parks, wildlife…
23 National Park Service researchers have documented a rare case of a mountain lion crossing the 101 Freeway in the Liberty Canyon area of Agoura Hills, underscoring the area’s importance as the…
As the battle over national monuments continues to escalate, troubling new details about the Trump Administration’s plans to strip key parks of their protections are emerging. On March 2, the New York…