Two newly discovered cougar cubs have made a splash on social media, but the blue-eyed, polka-dotted kittens, too young to leave their mother’s den, highlight the challenges faced by the species in…
Environment
Our goal was seemingly simple: experience the total eclipse. Research revealed that eastern Oregon had the best chance of clarity during the event, so I began calling hotels to make reservations more…
The trees that shade, nurture and provide the Santa Monica Mountains area much of its character, beauty and essential habitat are under threat. Invasive beetles, including the polyphagous shot hole borer and…
A Santa Monica Mountains mountain lion has successfully crossed the 101 Freeway. It’s only the fourth documented successful crossing in the 15 years that National Park Service (NPS) has studied the big…
A record crowd gathered at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) visitor center at King Gillette Ranch to watch the solar eclipse on August 21. Zach Behrens, senior communications fellow…
TOPANGA CANYON DOCENT PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR PETER RICE LEADS DOCENTS-IN-TRAINING ON A FIELD WORKSHOP. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SIX-WEEK CLASS LEARN ABOUT ALL ASPECTS AT THE NATURAL HISTORY OF TOPANGA STATE PARK. Naturalist training to…
The tropical rat mite is almost too small to be seen, but can inflict an astonishing amount of pain and misery. This nearly microscopic member of the tick and spider family is…
The Zev Yaroslavsky Los Angeles River Greenway Trail, opened on June 3, and is being hailed as the “missing link” of the San Fernando Valley, but it’s so much more. The half-mile…
LIGHT POLLUTION IS A LUMINOUS FOG THAT IS OBSCURING THE NIGHT SKY. A CHILD BORN TODAY HAS ONLY A ONE-IN-TEN CHANCE OF EVER SEEING THE MILKY WAY. More than 1,200 people participated in…
Roll up your sleeves and become a citizen scientist at the next monthly coyote scat party at the National Park Service (NPS) office in Thousand Oaks on Saturday, August 5, 10:30 a.m.…