This Is the Season to Watch for Mirages and the Elusive Green Flash
Looking for a bit of magic this holiday season? The beach at sunset is a good place to find enchantment. Autumn is the season of…
Wilderness Park Reopens Two Years After the Woolsey Fire
Two years after it was burned in the Woolsey Fire, Charmlee Wilderness Park is open again. The reopening took place quietly and without fanfare on…
Topanga’s Bats Are More Cute Than Scary
They are quiet neighbors, as elusive and silent as ghosts, despite often living side by side with humans. However, even if bats are seldom seen,…
New Images Reveal Updated Version of Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing
The wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon will be the largest of its kind, and is expected to serve as a global model for urban wildlife…
Autumn in the Santa Monica Mountains Is Subtle but Beautiful
It may still feel like summer, but autumn officially arrived on September 22, at 6:30 a.m. The fall equinox marks the moment when the Sun crosses…
Governor’s Executive Order Sets New Conservation and Climate Change Goals
On October 7, California Governor Gavin Newson announced a plan to conserve 30 percent of California’s state land and coastal waters by 2030, with the…
Coastal Cleanup Volunteers Are Rewarded with a Look at Natural Wonders
September is Coastal Cleanup Month, and as anyone who has ever participated in a cleanup event knows, fascinating things wash up on the local coastline…
Historic Malibu Potteries Transformed Clay into Gold
When the first wave of California’s oil boon swept over the state in the early years of the 20th century, May Knight Rindge hoped to…
Summer of Kittens
Hello, kitties! National Park Service biologists have proclaimed 2020 in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area as the Summer of Kittens. A total of…
Scorpions Are an Unexpected Part of Life in Topanga
Beasties Spotlight! Although many residents have never seen one, scorpions are common in the Santa Monica Mountains and there are several native species in the…
