#santamonicamountains — Public Fediverse posts
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i totally agree. #distraction is the culprit. and laughter. #santamonicamountains #greatesttrek
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#California - #WildlifeCorridors and #HabitatConnectivity
#CLAW envisions a connected network of habitat throughout the #SantaMonicaMountains, and beyond.
"For thousands of years, wildlife has been traversing the Santa Monica Mountains along well-established migratory patterns in order to find food, water, shelter, and mating opportunities. As urban sprawl spreads through this region, access to these routes becomes blocked or dangerous.
What CLAW is doing
CLAW is taking a multi-pronged approach to protecting connected habitat blocks and wildlife corridors in #LosAngeles.
- Wildlife Corridor Ordinance: CLAW successfully advocated for the City of Los Angeles to designate the eastern Santa Monica Mountains (between the 405 and 101 Freeways) as LA's first #WildlifeDistrict. The City Planning Department’s preliminary work for this ordinance can be seen in the Wildlife Pilot Study.
UPDATE: In December 2022, LA City’s Planning Commission voted to support the Wildlife Ordinance! The last step before a full City Council vote is the Planning and Land Use Committee. Follow our advocacy on this ordinance here.- Land Acquisition: CLAW and partner organizations fundraised over $1.6 million to acquire 17 acres of critical connective habitat in #LaurelCanyon in our Let's Buy A Mountain campaign. CLAW's nature cam documented the use of this land by multiple species of animals, including mountain lion and gray fox. This land, one of the largest parcels in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, is a keystone portion of an established wildlife corridor.
- #ConservationEasements: CLAW holds a conservation easement on a parcel of open space habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains. Conservation easements are binding agreements that ensure the land will remain natural and undeveloped in perpetuity.
- Corridor Watchdog: In April 2018, CLAW filed an appeal against the approval of an 8,000 square foot house planned for development over an ecologically unique hillside stream area with multiple protected trees. The Los Angeles Planning Department failed to properly evaluate the importance of this land as a wildlife corridor connecting two crucial habitat hubs. Unfortunately, this construction project is continuing with full approval. CLAW will continue to monitor critical connective habitat sites to ensure that environmental review is thoroughly analyzed and considered."
Learn more:
https://www.clawonline.org/wildlifecorridors#SolarPunkSunday #LandIsLife
#WaterIsLife #EndangeredSpecies #CaliforniaWildlifeCrossing #SantaMonica #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature -
Rocky Oaks Park, Santa Monica Mountains, California [Prints and Products Available]
A striking black and white study of a majestic coastal live oak at Rocky Oaks Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, California. This high-contrast landscape captures the rugged beauty of the Malibu hills, where gnarled branches reach across a clear sky, overlooking a winding trail and the chaparral-covered ridges.
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2026/03/09/rocky-oaks-1/
Prints Available at http://DouglasEWelch.com/shop/873#naturephotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #landscape #trees #fineartphotography #wilderness #californialandscape #outdoorart #botanical #santamonicamountains #southerncalifornia #malibu #hikingtrail #rusticdecor #oaktree #coastalliveoak #calabasas #rockyoaks #agourahills
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Preserving and enhancing open space is one of the most important things I do. Two recent news items on the conservation front:
1. Friday I joined a standing-room-only crowd at the annual fundraiser for the Conejo Open Space Foundation (COSF), which uses education and advocacy to promote and protect natural spaces. Here, secretary/founding director Elayne Haggan photographs one of the volunteers from a group that offers free removal of snakes without killing them. I'll post a link and also share an informative FB post from the group in comments. COSF also recognized Brian Stark, administrator of the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency, for his years of work protecting our natural environment.
2. Today, on the city's behalf, I signed a letter of support for the Rim of the Valley initiative that would add nearly 200,000 acres to the Santa Monica National Recreation Area, mostly to our north and east, creating a true ring of green around our entire area. The city has supported this initiative for several years running. I'll post a link with more information in comments.
#openspace #conservation #thousandoaks #conejovalley #santamonicamountains #cosca #cosf #samofund #tocc
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Fatality at a summer camp at King Gillette Ranch, killed by an oak tree branch.
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COSCA’s annual Trails Education Days (April 28 – May 1) provides lessons on open space subjects for all Conejo Valley Unified School District 4th grade students including a trail courtesy skit. We still have some openings for hike leaders and alternates, and definitely need EQUESTRIAN VOLUNTEERS for the skit. Interested? More info and sign-ups at: https://tinyurl.com/Volunteer4TED
#openspace #cosca #thousandoaks #conejovalley #santamonicamountains #tocc
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Excellent video from the Youtube channel Practical Engineering about highway wildlife crossings, featuring a local project in the Santa Monica Mountains we've supported for years, the Annenberg Crossing.
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Thanks so much to the Conejo Open Space Foundation National Wildlife Federation teams for the tour of the in-progress Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. What a wonderful way to enhance and protect open space for humans and wildlife alike!
Special thanks to former Sen. Fran Pavley, Beth Pratt, and Lauren Gill, all of whom are playing key roles in making this crossing a reality.
#wallisannenbergwildlifecrossing #worldsmosthopefulconstructionsite #p22legacy #saveLAcougars #wildlifecrossing #wildlifecorridors #agourahills #santamonicamountains #conejovalley #cosca #cosf #tocc
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Mayor Al Adam and I met with Rep. Adam Schiff and staff to discuss the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, a bill the congressman proposed to protect and enhance the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and surrounding areas.
The City of Thousand Oaks supports this federal legislation and related measures to protect wildlife habitat.
As we build out infrastructure like the Wallis Annenberg crossing in Agoura Hills, it’s important to enhance area wildlife corridors that direct animals away from city streets and back into open space. These measures keep both wildlife and humans safe!
📷: Mina Layba.
#thousandoaks #tocc #wildlifecorridors #santamonicamountains
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Last week the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) board honored longtime chair Rorie Skei, third from left, and voted to nominate Dorothy Sullivan, next to Skei, as the board’s next citizen representative. This week the City Council unanimously approved Dorothy’s nomination. Both women are giants in local open-space usage and conservation.
Thank you Rorei, and welcome Dorothy!
📷: Brian Stark, COSCA administrator
#cosca #openspace #thousandoaks #conejovalley #santamonicamountains #smmc #crpd #tocc
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Big Sycamore Canyon Trail
April 23rd, 2016
This day, I ended up hiking for 20 miles carrying my heavy Mamiya RZ67. From the Newbury Park all the way to the ocean, then back through the Santa Monica mountains. I wouldn’t recommend this as a hiking camera.
Mamiya RZ67 Pro II
Mamiya Sekor Z 110mm f/2.8
f/8.0
1/30
Kodak TMax 100 developed in xtol […]
#believeinfilm #blackandwhite #ccby #conejovalley #mamiya #mediumformat #monochrome #santamonicamountains #shootfilm #slr #socal
https://nonbinaryanalog.com/2023/07/10/big-sycamore-canyon-trail/
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I can buy myself flowers 🎶
🗺️- in #SantaMonicaMountains NRA you are on Tongva land. SMNRA protects the mountains just north of #LosAngeles. #FindYourPark
📸- Sony | Alpha #sonyalpha #sonyalpha7riv, #
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#Podcast about #LosAngeles / #GriffithPark #mountainLion #P22 #puma born in the #SantaMonicaMountains
#wildlifeConservation #wildlifeCrossing #freeways #wildlifeCameras #predators #coexisting #coexistence #endangered #inbreeding #LA
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5mZWVkYnVybmVyLmNvbS9PbG9naWVz/episode/NmNiMzZkNDEtNzNhNy00MjVkLTkzZjUtZDMzOWEyNGRkYjgz?ep=14 #ologies
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San Fernando Valley mountains get a heavy dusting of snow!
Taken while out on a (fire road only!) mountain bike ride, right after the big rain.
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CW: Crime, murder, Ventura County
Man charged with murder of Ventura County man found in the Santa Monica Mountains in October #SantaMonicaMountains #Malibu #Murder #VenturaCounty https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ventura-county-man-charged-with-murder-remains-found-in-santa-monica-mountains/ar-AA16sRJM
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All within the course of a few miles. #california, you are unreal. #santamonica #elmatadorbeach #malibu #santamonicamountains #FindYourPark #photography
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A eulogy for P-22, a mountain lion who changed the world
#p-22 #p22 #mountainlion #wildlife #WildlifeCrossings #SantaMonicaMountainshttps://www.nwf.org/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2022/12-17-22-Eulogy-P-22
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Craving that California Coast something fierce, today.
#california #FindYourPark #bigsur #santamonicamountains #sonya7riv #lightroom
