Highlights Beautiful oak forest at the bottom of Los Padres Trail Great views of Thousand Oaks and more from Los Robles Overlook More remote White Horse Canyon and Brookview Trails have few visitors and great views Description This is a moderately strenuous 8.5 mile double loop, with a total elevation Read more
Because of its role in spreading disease among Western monarch butterflies, tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) has been classified as a “noxious weed” by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. That led to a June 1 notice of a ban by Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner Ed Williams on its sale Read more
Trails Education Days returned to Wildwood Park April 25 to 28 after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of the program is to instill youngsters with an appreciation and sense of stewardship of natural open space. It provides lessons on open space for Conejo Valley Unified Read more
These photos were all submitted via email by participants of the 2022 Conejo Open Space Challenge. Thanks to the open space enthusiasts who submitted their photos to share!
On Saturday March 19 about 130 volunteers came to help restore the Santa Rosa Trail above Wildwood Mesa to like-new condition! There were enough volunteers that crews also worked on the Teepee, Moonridge and Stagecoach Bluff Trails. The photos in the gallery below are from workers on the Santa Rosa Read more
Highlights Easy hike of only 2.2 miles, return. One of the segments of the 2022 Conejo Open Space Challenge (http://cosf.org/challenge) Description This is a broad singletrack trail that makes for an easy hike. The surface is gravel on a firm base with a moderate grade. There is no parking on Read more
The Conejo Open Space Foundation voted in three new officers and re-elected a current one to head the nonprofit, all-volunteer organization at its February 7 board meeting. The terms of the new executive group begins March 1. Jerry Westby, who served as COSF’s President for 3 years, stepped down and Read more
Here’s your chance to explore some of the best trails in the Conejo Open Space that many people are not familiar with! From March 1st through May 31st the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) is challenging mountain bikers, hikers, trail runners and equestrians of all ages to try out Read more
The January 1 Where in the Conejo Contest photo was of the Indian Creek Trail. Of the correct entrants, Zachary was selected at random as the winner of a $25 gift certificate. Congratulations Zachary and thanks to all who entered the contest! The Indian Creek Trail is in Wildwood Park, Read more
The December 1 “Where in the Conejo” photo was of a castor bean plant (Ricinus communis) in bloom. Castor bean is not native and has become a noxious weed in Southern California, although it has both commercial and landscape uses. Tolerant of drought, this fast-growing evergreen shrub in the euphorbia Read more