Congratulation to Mike Moessl, who submitted this photo of woolly blue curls that he took in the Lang Ranch Open Space! Photo challenge for the Summer “Four Seasons” contest is sunrises and sunsets as seen from the Conejo Open Spaces. If you would like to enter future contests, here are Read more…
Isabella Lee is COSF’s new 2025 Environmental Studies scholar. Isabella, who graduated from Thousand Oaks High School, replaces Greceldy Hau as the recipient of one of COSF’s two scholarship awards because Greceldy will be pursuing a college major other than environmental studies. Isabella says that her determination to work toward Read more…
On May 2, an enthusiastic team of 15 Amgen staffers joined COSCA Rangers Joe and Kari and COSF President Bill Miller and board member Anne Russell for a morning clean-up at the Arroyo Conejo. The video of the work can be seen below. The Amgen group removed about one ton Read more…
Kim Corella, who is Cal Fire’s Forest Pathologist with the Forest Entomology and Pathology Program for Southern California, addressed what could be a slow-moving disaster for our Coast Live Oaks in her Speaker Series talk “Oaks in Peril” on April 16. Having served with Cal Fire for the past 17 Read more…
On April 16 at 7:00 p.m., Kim Corella, a forest pest specialist in the Forest Entomology and Pathology Program with Cal Fire, will join COSF as our second Speaker Series guest to talk about “Oaks in Peril.” She will address the history, current range and dangers posed to our native Read more…
Dana Stangel, founder and executive director of Teranga Ranch Wildlife, shared her expertise and advice about how to live side by side with our most visible urban canid, the coyote. On January 29, 2025, as COSF’s first 2025 Speaker Series guest, Stangel presented “Coyotes Among Us.” Scroll down to watch Read more…
We sincerely apologize, but widespread power outages today mean that we need to reschedule the online presentation, “Coyotes Among Us,” to Wednesday, January 29. The presentation will starts at 7:00 pm as previously planned. If you have already registered, the Zoom link you received will continue to work. Wildlife educator Dana Read more…
The Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA), with support from COSF, held its final monthly trail work day of 2024 on Saturday, December 14. Even though it was the busy holiday season, 15 volunteers showed up at Wildwood Regional Park to clear the overgrown Eagle Point Trail. COSCA Rangers Joe, Nick Read more…
Congratulations to Niki who submitted this photo of a heart-shaped cactus pad she took at Wildwood Regional Park! If you would like to enter future contests, here are the rules: Every season, we’ll identify a specific item (e.g., “an oak tree”) for you to find within the Conejo Open Space. Read more…
Do you know a high-school senior who wants to pursue an environmental studies-related major at a two- or four-year college or university? COSF is looking to award two Conejo Valley or Greater Ventura County college-bound students $1,000 in continuing scholarships, so let them know! Each scholarship recipient will receive up Read more…
Lions and fires and humans, Oh deer!
How mule deer in the Santa Monica Mountains and Conejo Valley navigate a dynamic landscape of risks and rewards
A virtual presentation by
Ellie Bolas
on Wednesday July 9 at 7:00 pm.