A beautiful but unwelcome tide of golden blossom is sweeping over the Santa Monica Mountains this year. The late—and light—rainy season has resulted in few native wildflowers but an abundance of mustard, an opportunistic invasive that thrives even in...
This isn’t one of those springs when the hills are covered in a vivid profusion of wildflowers. The Santa Monica Mountains have received just a fraction of the average rainfall for the season. Hot weather is already arriving, drying...
The Trump Administration is taking aim at the California Coastal Commission, and according to a recent New York Times article, the President may have an ally in California Governor Gavin Newsom. The Times headline states “Trump and Newsom Find...
If it’s dangerous, difficult, or downright impossible and it involves American infrastructure, disaster recovery, or water resources, there’s a good chance the US Army Corps of Engineers will be the ones called in to deal with it, sometimes with...
The fourth annual Topanga Butterfly Day is almost here—save the date: May 7 (and read all the details on page 10). Helping the beautiful, instantly recognizable, critically threatened and beloved monarch butterfly was the inspiration for the first Topanga...
From the moment the first transcontinental railroad steamed across the county in 1869, the nation had train mania. In California, that mania reached a fevered pitch once transcontinental rail travel was a reality. The railroad had an unimaginable impact...
A few thousand years ago or so, during the Golden Age of his city, a man wandered the streets engaging with just about anyone willing to speak with him. (While I am not typically prone to make judgments about...
Get ready for the fourth annual Topanga Butterfly Day, on Sunday, May 7, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Mountain Mermaid. Topanga Butterfly Day is a fun, family-oriented, environmental festival dedicated to promoting, protecting, and appreciating butterflies, bees, and...
The battle against toxic pesticides in California is heating up, with a pair of important bills making their way through the legislative process, and some key coastal cities preparing to go poison free. AB 99—Limits on Caltrans Roadside Spraying...
Anticoagulant rodenticides kill far more than rodents. This class of widely available pesticides expose pets and local wildlife to deadly poison and the risk of a slow, agonizingly painful death. Rodenticides are still having a catastrophic impact on wildlife,...
When I met Sandy Richmond in Topanga in 1972, I was in “between” rentals since the state owned house that I was renting up Glen Trail was going to be torn down by the state and added to parkland....
When: May 27th – 29th, 2023 Time: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Where: Topanga Community Center, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290 For 48 years, Topanga Days has been the signature event of our vibrant community, celebrating...
The Artists of the Topanga Canyon Gallery are very excited to announce their participation in the Brewery Artwalk, a twice-annual open studio weekend at the world’s largest art complex, containing approximately 100 participating resident artists. Since the loss of...
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