This year the Conejo Open Space Foundation, COSF, provided $250 in gift cards for local restaurants as prizes. The people who completed all 10 trails were entered in a drawing to win these and others as prizes. The Conejo OS Challenge offers open space users an incentive to explore 10 Read more…
National Park Service wildfire ecologist Dr. Marti Witter gave a fantastically interesting and informative talk, “Fire History, Climate Change, and Wildfire Recovery in the Santa Monica Mountains” on November 12th. The Zoom presentation is now available for viewing. Her talk was the finale of the Conejo Open Space Foundation speaker Read more…
COSF is pleased to announce that next spring we will award $1,000 scholarships to two Ventura County graduating high school students who will be pursuing a college major related to environmental studies. The Conejo Open Space Foundation Entering and Continuing College Scholarships will be given to applicants who have demonstrated Read more…
The Conejo Open Space Foundation has provided a further $2000 donation to the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) in support of an annual bird monitoring program. COSCA contracts with the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology (WFVZ) to carry out these extensive studies. The results are a significant aid for Read more…
The Zoom presentation by Jessica Sanchez, MS, DVM, on July 30th, 2020, is now available for viewing. Her talk was part of the Conejo Open Space Foundation speaker series. This one was via Zoom video because public gatherings are not possible at this time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Sanchez’s Read more…
The Conejo Open Space Foundation contributed $2500 this past June towards the building of the wildlife crossing bridge. Although the crossing will be outside the Conejo Valley, we believe that it is vitally important for our entire region as it will reconnect an ecosystem for all wildlife. The population of Read more…
As naturalist “Tracker Rob” Remedi makes his way down the Wildwood Canyon Trail, he encounters plants, animals and geological features that are part of the fourth grade science curriculum. His folksy discussion of these is entertaining as well as educational. This video was produced by the Conejo Open Space Foundation Read more…
On Thursday night, we had a full house for Harry Medved’s talk on movie filming in the Conejo Valley! Harry talked about dozens of movies that had been filmed in Thousand Oaks when it mostly consisted of ranchlands. Western movies, war movies, period pieces, Elvis flicks, even Back to the Read more…
$35,000 donation raised for the first Hill Canyon Bridge construction Donated $2,500 for the Liberty Canyon-US 101 Wildlife crossing Fund and support Trails Education Days – 25 Years, 40,000+ CVUSD students Pledged $30,000 for building the new Hill Canyon Bridge Secure grants to support Trail Education Days, Trail Work Days, Read more…
During the annual Holiday Party where COSCA, COSTAC and COSF contributors celebrate the year with like-minded open space enthusiasts, COSF President Jerry Westby handed over a check for $30,000 to COSCA Administrator Brian Stark. The funds came from COSF donors and membership fees and is to go towards the construction 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.