Here’s your chance to explore some of the best trails in the Conejo Open Space that most people are not familiar with! From March 1st through May 31st we are challenging mountain bikers, hikers, trail runners and equestrians of all ages to try out some new trails. See if you Read more…
COSF recently donated $2,500 to COSCA to help fund a bird monitoring program COSCA initiated this year. COSF has also committed up to $2,000 each year for 2019 and 2020. The monitoring will be conducted by the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology (WFVZ) and will provide valuable scientific information regarding baseline Read more…
About 80 volunteers came out to help build a new trail that leads from Westlake Village Community Park and YMCA to the Saddle Pass Trail. This trail is east of the trail we’ve previously been building and will complete a loop between the community park and Saddle Pass. Over 3½ Read more…
Seventeen Pepperdine University students, part of their annual Step Forward Day of volunteerism, were bused to the new Westlake Village YMCA and Community Park to help with the construction of the connector trail up to the Saddle Pass Trail. The volunteers, all young women, hiked the half mile to the Read more…
There were 171 participants and 64 finishers who completed all 10 segments of this year’s Open Space Challenge. This compares to 74 participants (and 25 finishers) in 2017 and 55 (35) in 2016. A few photos submitted by 2018 participants. Here are some photos that were submitted.
About 70 volunteers helped extend by 0.4 miles the new trail from the Westlake Village Community Park and YMCA to the Saddle Pass Trail. This section was much more challenging to build than the lower section we built the previous month because the cross-slope was much steeper, requiring much more Read more…
The students who participate in Trails Education Days are invited to enter a letter-writing contest to describe some of the things they learned during their Trails Education Days experience. Two winners from each school and five Grand Prize winners district-wide are chosen to receive cash awards as well as recognition Read more…
Starting on the new trail from the Westlake YMCA to Saddle Pass. 37 volunteers completed 0.4 miles of the 1.3 mile-long trail. View the complete Photo Gallery and the Trailwork report.
The students who participate in Trails Education Days are invited to enter a letter-writing contest to describe some of the things they learned during their Trails Education Days experience. Two winners from each school and five Grand Prize winners district-wide are chosen to receive cash awards as well as recognition Read more…
Denver Simmons of Camarillo Boy Scout Troop 225 chose to make improvements in the Conejo open space for his Eagle Scout project. Working with COSCA Ranger Supervisor Bruce Pace, Denver planned and managed the installation of a bench on Lynnmere trail in Wildwood Park. Denver’s troop under the direction of 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.