August’s “You in the Conejo” winner is Barbara Welch, whose photo featured the challenge subject for August—a Conejo Open Space trail sign—plus a bonus lizard on said sign. (We’re counting her including her hiking stick as a selfie,) Here’s a recap of the “You in the Conejo” rules: Each month Read more
Highlights Great views of the city and open space from the “Space Mountain” Overlook From the optional segment to Angel Vista, you can see from Dos Vientos to the Channel Islands when the sky is clear Description This is a moderate 6.6 mile hike with an elevation gain/loss of about Read more
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
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