“Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries,” according to Wikipedia. The article continues, in part, “On January 28, Read more…
Congratulations to Elise Wilson of Canoga Park who provided the correct answer and was selected as the winner. Thanks to all who entered the contest! Fire poppies (Papaver californicum) are one of Southern California’s most lovely “fire followers,” plants that flourish when wildfire releases nutrients into the soil and burns Read more…
We’re almost half way through The Challenge. If you haven’t started yet, you should get going soon! This is the sixth edition of photos, mostly submitted by email. To learn more about the Conejo Open Space Challenge, visit our COS Challenge page.
If you haven’t, these photos show you what you’re missing! Challenge participants shared their photos to show the amazing open spaces and trails we have! The photos in this gallery are mostly from Twitter and Instagram. Every week we have more people submitting their photos – now our galleries have Read more…
Congratulations to Cindy Wagner of Thousand Oak who provided the correct answer and was selected as the winner. Thanks to all who entered the contest! The beautiful Hawk Canyon Trail is in the Conejo Canyons Open Space area that also encompasses the Western Plateau. Many of the oaks on this Read more…
These photos are almost all from gmail. Thanks to the open space enthusiasts who submitted their photos to share – so far we’ve used photos from 52 participants! (We would have even more, but some photos are too small to use, pretty as they are.) And congratulations to those who 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…