The 2024 Trails Education Days writing contest winners; the 2025 event will be April 26 – May 1

Published by Steve Clark on 06/16/202406/16/2024

The 2024 Trails Education Days provided lessons on open space for 1,053 Conejo 4th grade students from all 17 CVUSD elementary schools.

Sincere Thanks

The Conejo Open Space Foundation extends a hearty THANK YOU to these Trails Education Days sponsors, supporters, staff & volunteers:

Emmett R Quady Foundation
Conejo Group Sierra Club
Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Conejo Valley Unified School District
Animal Actors of Hollywood
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
National Park Service
RideOn Therapeutics

Writing Contest

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 by the Thousand Oaks City Council and the CRPD Board of Directors.

The 2024 Grand Prize winners are:

Emerson Kuther, Westlake Hills Elementary School
Nicole Fetche, Sycamore Canyon Elementary School
Carolyn Wei, Lang Ranch Elementary School
June Crowe, Banyan Elementary School
Aaroosh Das, EARThS Magnet School

The grand prize winners are shown with the CRPD General Manager Jim Friedl, directors Nellie Cusworth, Chuck Huffer, Marissa Buss, Chair George Lange, and Doug Nickles, and Supervising COSCA Ranger Kory Prindle.

The Grand Prize letters are shown in the gallery below. Expand to full size by clicking on each letter.