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Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles 
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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...
TREES IN BLOOM 
Suzanne Guldimann, April 18, 2025 0  
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...
SAVING THE COAST 
Suzanne Guldimann, April 4, 2025 0  
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...
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Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project 

TNT Staff, August 23, 2024 0 3 min read  
The final environmental impact report for the Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project was recently released. Four build alternatives were considered for the complicated, multi-agency, multi-year project, ranging from doing nothing, to the most ambitious proposal that would have required moving...
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SMC Classes 

TNT Staff, August 9, 2024 0 2 min read  
Free Online SMC Sustainability Certificates & Courses Sustainability Classes and Certificates for your current career or to help you onto a new green path. Santa Monica College delivers high quality, relevant education, and training designed to give you the...