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Politics

Matilija Landowner Closes Trails

June 29, 2010

For more than a century, outdoorsy-folk have been tromping through a sliver of private property on their way to Matilija Falls, north of Ojai in the Los Padres National Forest – but now, the owner of the private land says he’s had enough of the hikers. According to the LA Times, Shull “Buzz” Bonsall Jr. [...]

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Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Begins

June 3, 2010

Tomorrow, on Friday, June 4th, the National Park Service and Representative Adam Schiff will host a press conference at 10AM at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center to kick off the Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resource Study. This study will help determine whether or not any areas of the western San Gabriels are eligible [...]

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A Santa Anita Canyon Proposal

June 2, 2010

Last week, my little sister and her boyfriend stayed with me for a few days. As is my policy with all out-of-town guests, they were allowed to do the generic Hollywood type stuff as long as they agreed to join me on a hike. And so, for the second weekend in a row, I found [...]

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Pre-Easter in the San Gabriels

April 2, 2010

If you’re the type of person who likes to celebrate Easter and you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re also the type of person who’d rather celebrate in the wilderness than by tightening up a tie and sitting inside a building or fighting family members for the last slice of ham. Well, you might have [...]

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Statewide Park Smoking Ban Failed?

March 19, 2010

In the “I honestly thought this was already done” file, the LAist reported that the California Assembly was to vote on a statewide public smoking ban on all state parks and beaches. The law would have made California the first state to enact such a wide-ranging smoking ban, and while it passed a vote in [...]

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Adams’ Pack Station Under Threat From Health Department

March 15, 2010

The Adams’ Pack Station at Chantry Flats is one of the last operating pack stations in the country. It, along with most of Santa Anita Canyon, was spared during the Station Fire, but now the historic general store may be forced to close its doors by the L.A. County Health Department. According to a recent [...]

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The Ken Burns Effect

October 1, 2009

… and no, not the built-in photo-dissolving technique in iMovie … but rather, the positive effect Ken Burns’ documentary series has already been having on attention paid toward the National Park System — and I’m not just talking about all my Twitter friends finally coming to realize how awesome John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt were. [...]

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Surprise of the Day – NO STATE PARKS CLOSING

September 25, 2009

Wow. I honestly have to say it again. Wow. I’m completely surprised, but today Governor Schwarzenegger announced exactly how many State Parks would be closed – zero. According to a blog entry on the LA Times site, the State Parks will still have their budgets cut, but instead of closing, most parks will simply reduce [...]

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List of Closed Parks to be “Less Than 100″

September 23, 2009

Even though there is still no list of closed or potentially closed parks, Governor Schwarzenegger is now saying he will close “far fewer than 100,” according to an article in the Mercury News. A spokesman for the Governor urged cautious optimism, saying “That 100 number isn’t something to hang your hat on” and that they [...]

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Laurel Canyon Open Space in Danger

August 7, 2009

I’m willing to bet most Angelenos have, at one point, had to drive up Laurel Canyon Boulevard to get from the city to the valley or vice versa. If so, you’ve also most likely passed what could potentially be the next addition in the patchwork of parkland that’s scattered through the Santa Monica Mountains … [...]

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