With an $18,750 check presented on July 13 by President Bill Miller to National Wildlife Federation Deputy Director for California Lauren Gill, COSF is proud to have contributed a total of $50,000 toward the construction of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. COSF’s first donation in support of the crossing was Read more
Dana Stangel, executive director of Teranga Ranch, and John Noble, Conejo Open Space Foundation board member and rattlesnake relocator, addressed an enthusiastic and inquisitive crowd of about 80 people June 3. During “Living with Rattlesnakes: What Ventura County Residents Need to Know” the pair focused on dispelling myths, explaining typical Read more
Two local seniors, Anna Bronk and Tyler Limcaco, both from Westlake High School, are the recipients of the sixth annual Conejo Open Space Foundation scholarships. The $1,500 scholarships support students pursuing environmental-studies-related majors at two- or four-year colleges or universities. The scholarships, which provide up to $6,000 per student in total, are Read more
When you think about Southern California’s climate-change-driven wildfires, how does that make you feel? Scared, angry, hopeless? You can talk about those emotions with Victoria Clayton, a member of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America and a trained Climate Café facilitator. On May 6, Clayton will lead two live Read more
On November 19, Jaclyn DeSantis, education program manager at the Ojai Raptor Center presented “Wild Neighbors: Raptors, Rehabilitation, and the Human Connection” as the final talk of 2025 in COSF’s popular Speaker Series. DeSantis is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and she has seen a lot of injured birds during her 15 years Read more
Native Plantpalooza & Eco Fest is returning for a fourth year! Please join COSF for our free educational festival featuring dozens of eco-related exhibitors and fun activities for kids. The community event will be held rain or shine on Saturday, October 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Lakeside, Read more
Visit China Flat, Conejo Canyons, Rancho Sierra Vista or Satwiwa as the sun is rising. Watch in anticipation as it casts delicate morning light on the open canopy of the oak savanna, the frosted tips of wild oats and desiccated sagebrush—and wait. You just might see the unmistakable glimmer of 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