Our newest “You in the Conejo” winner is Christine Elowitt, whose selfie featured the challenge subject for July—a cactus. In her case, it was a cholla cactus with a pretty bloom on itl.This.is Christine’s second win: In February she won for.her selfie at Paradise Falls. Here’s a recap of the Read more…
The Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) is expanding its community volunteer opportunities to include monthly events. The plan is to take on smaller projects with crews of 20 or so volunteers focused on trail building and maintenance. The expanded commitment to volunteer programs is made possible by the addition Read more…
On June 28, Jennifer Lancaster, MS, appeared as COSF’s second guest in the 2023 Speaker Series as part of our special “Sustainability” theme. In “Water: Where it comes from, how we use it, where it goes—and why it matters” Lancaster, who is the principal resource specialist at the Calleguas Municipal Water District, Read more…
June’s “You in the Conejo” winner is Randy Wagner, whose selfie featured the challenge subject for June—a footprint or track—although we’re a little suspicious about its authenticity. Randy claims he found his Bigfoot print on the trails of the Lang Ranch Open Space. Other entrants found dog and human prints Read more…
The summer edition of the Conejo Open Space Foundation newsletter has been posted. In this edition… Grade 4 essay contest grand prize winners : Don’t Miss Our ‘Water Wisdom’ Talk on June 28 : Trails Education Days Adds ‘Whole Access’ Day : Save These Dates! : Spotlight on… Daniel Conway, Read more…
The students who participate in Trails Education Days are invited to enter a letter-writing contest to describe some of the things they learned during their Trails Education Days experience. Two winners from each school and five Grand Prize winners district-wide are chosen to receive cash awards as well as recognition Read more…
The wrap-up celebration for those Challenge participants, with a prize give-away for those who completed it, was held Friday afternoon June 2. Included in the prizes were $200 of gift cards that were contributed by COSF. One lucky young woman won a mountain bike worth $1500, donated by Giant Bikes Read more…
Highlights Moderate hike of 4 miles Good for conditioning because the Alapay and Meadow Vista Trails are quite steep Good views of Simi Valley and Lang Ranch Open Space Alapay Trail is one of the segments of the 2023 Conejo Open Space Challenge (https://cosf.org/challenge; colored green on the map) Description Read more…
If you haven’t completed The Challenge yet, you have less than 2 weeks before it ends on May 31. If you want to be eligible for some prizes at the June 2 completion celebration, you better get hopping! This is the fifth gallery of photos from Challenge participants. The number Read more…
Now that the trails have (mostly) dried up after this winter’s rains, now is a good time to get out and finish The Challenge! The last day is Wednesday May 31, just over two weeks from now. The wildflowers next to the trails and on the hillsides are spectacular this Read more…