Six Months After the End of the World

For many, the devastation created by the Palisades Fire felt like the end of the world. Six months later, most of the fire debris has been removed, but stark reminders of the damage remain, as residents and local governments...

The Fire Followers

Suzanne Guldimann, July 11, 2025 0

As communities struggle to rebuild and recover from the devastation of the Palisades fire, nature is also in the process of regenerating. When Topanga Canyon Boulevard reopened at the end of May, drivers were met not with bare hillsides...

Amusement Piers

Suzanne Guldimann, June 13, 2025 0

A pier is a folly, a highway to nowhere. Whether lined with fishermen or filled with the cries and clattering of a roller coaster, whether thick with the aromas of hotdogs and fries or freshly gutted fish, they are...

California Mustard: Beauty or Bane

Suzanne Guldimann, May 30, 2025 0

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...

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Rattlesnake Education and Q & A at the Theatricum

TNT Staff, March 7, 2025 0 1 min read 30

An outcome of the Palisades Fire in January may be snakes seeking shelter in yards. *Photo by Maris Ishimatsu*

Residents of Topanga Canyon and nearby areas are invited to a free, family-friendly information session on snakes on Sunday, March 9 at noon at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. Snakes emerging from hibernation this spring may find themselves displaced by the recent fires and could seek shelter in yards. At this event, residents will meet live snakes in a safe setting, learn to identify harmless snakes and rattlesnakes, and learn what to do if they encounter a rattlesnake in their yard. This event is brought to you by Central Coast Snake Services (www.CentralCoastSnakeServices.com), which is dedicated to reducing human-rattlesnake conflict to help keep people, pets, and livestock safe in rattlesnake country.

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