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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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Jody Lyle – Superintendent 

TNT Staff, July 26, 2024 0 2 min read  
The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Jody Lyle as the new permanent superintendent of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) beginning July 28, 2024. Lyle first started working with the NPS in 1992 as an environmental educator...
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Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project 

TNT Staff, July 26, 2024 0 2 min read  
California State Parks announced that members of the public can review the proposed Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project now through August 13th. The proposed FEIR identifies the range of closely related alternatives considered...
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RCD on YouTube 

TNT Staff, May 31, 2024 0 1 min read  
The RCD’s Community Resilience team, with a grant from CalFire, created a series of videos to help our communities become more wildfire resilient. The videos cover wildfire preparedness, fire ecology and how-tos for home hardening & defensible space. RCD...
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Canyon Sages Upcoming Events 

TNT Staff, May 31, 2024 0 2 min read  
Sages activities and classes resumed on May 29, after a brief Topanga-Days-related pause. Noteworthy upcoming events will include: June 5 from 1PM – 2:30PM: Book Talk, discussing Misfits by Mark Harris, featuring the local author himself. Misfits is a collection...
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Be Prepared: Safety Fair 

TNT Staff, May 31, 2024 0 1 min read  
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin  and Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, are hosting a free, family-friendly safety fair. The event will feature information related to disaster preparedness, home hardening, and personal health. Presentations will feature representatives from the Resource Conservation...