Native Plantpalooza & Eco Fest returned for a fifh year on October 10 to Conejo Creek Park North in Thousand Oaks. Focused on sustainable living and gardening, the event drew around 1,000 attendees who enjoyed interacting with the 45+ exhibitors at the free educational festival. New features this year included Pedals & Read more
On Saturday, October 10, COSF will host the fifth annual Native Plantpalooza & Eco Fest. This free family event will be held at Conejo Creek North Park Lakeside Pavilion area in Thousand Oaks from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and will feature dozens of eco-themed exhibitors, including native plant vendors, 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
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
Congratulation to Summer who submitted this photo of acorns that she took on the Spring Canyon Trail. 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. As 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
COSF launched Native Plantpalooza & Eco Fest in the fall of 2022 with the goal of producing a free outdoor live event to celebrate and support the Conejo Valley’s rich biodiversity. The community festival’s goal is to educate and inspire attendees about native plants, water-wise gardening and more sustainable living. Read more
Come learn about native-plant gardening and design and get tips on living more sustainably, while the little ones discover entertaining facts about plants and animals and what kids can do to help the environment. Our. 30+ exhibitors will have fun, creative activities for children, including microscope explorations, touch-and-talk tables about Read more
Native Plantpalooza & Eco Fest is back! Please join us for our third annual FREE educational event featuring dozens of eco-related exhibitors and fun activities for kids. The event will be held rain or shine on Saturday, September 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Lakeside, Conejo Creek North Read more
Erik Oberg, owner of native-plant landscape design company Acorn Design Studios and chair of the Conejo Valley Audubon Society’s Conservation Committee, gave a talk in December 2023 about native plant gardening to a group of COSF open space enthusiasts. He walked the audience through his “Top 10 Reasons to Go Native,” as Read more