Here are some of the hundreds of photos of the Conejo Open Spaces that have been submitted so far from participants of the 2024 Conejo Open Space Challenge. These 48 images come from 20 people who have accepted the Challenge and are working their way through the ten designated trails. If you would like to see some of your photos Read more…
Dr. Julie Morley’s talk focused on understanding hummingbirds’ biology and habits so people can cultivate safer and more welcoming habitats for them.
Starting in 2024, we are challenging you with the “Four Seasons” contest! We want to find out how good you are at locating specific kinds of sights in our Open Space. Each season, we’ll post the name of something that you can find in the Conejo Open Space, such as the spider web in the photo below. And that’s the Read more…
Ornithologist and multispecies expert Dr. Julie Morley will speak May 1 at 7:00 p.m. on “How You Can Help the Hummingbirds.” She will discuss how to create a hospitable hummingbird habitat in your backyard, how to choose and maintain healthy feeders, and which species you’re likely to see in our area. Dr. Morley will also cover hummingbird lifecycles, which species Read more…
Highlights Four possible routes of varying difficulty: 2.8 miles with 550′ of climbing for the Woodbridge Loop alone 4.1 miles with 750′ of climbing, starting in Wood Ranch 4.4 miles with 750′ of climbing, starting on Westlake Blvd. 6.7 miles with 1300′ of climbing, starting on Erbes Rd. The Woodridge Loop is a short easy hike that circumnavigates the gated Read more…
Highlights The rocky scenery is beautiful as the trail cuts across the towering and rugged south flank of Simi Peak and the Simi Hills View deposits from the Middle Miocene period (14 million years ago) and Upper Cretaceous period (100 million to 66 million years ago when the dinosaurs went extinct) in the cliffs above the trail Experience a sea Read more…
The first. of COSCA’s two big trail work days drew over 65 volunteers to Hill Canyon to work on the trails there and battle invasive milk thistle and mustard. The Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council and Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association (CORBA) provided crew leaders, while Safe Passage Youth Foundation joined in with a group of. teen trail workers. The day Read more…
Highlights From the Lizard Rock Trail, there are great views into three different canyons See the volcanic legacy of the Conejo Valley firsthand on the Stagecoach Bluff Trail Cross the new Conejo Canyons Vehicle Bridge, expected to be completed in late winter 2024 The Lizard Rock Trail is included in the 2024 Conejo Open Space Challenge, shown in green on Read more…
Highlights Fairly easy 1.9 mile loop with 300′ of climbing If you want a harder work out, travel out-and-back for 2.4 miles and 550′ of climbing Other trails are nearby if you want to take a longer route El Encanto Trail is one of the segments of the 2024 Conejo Open Space Challenge (https://cosf.org/challenge; colored green on the map) Description Read more…
Here’s your chance to explore some of the best trails in the Conejo Open Space that many people are not familiar with! From March 1st through May 31st the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) is challenging mountain bikers, hikers, trail runners and equestrians of all ages to try out some trails that may be new to them. See if Read more…