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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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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...
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RCD Moves to Larger Home 

TNT Staff, August 25, 2023 0 1 min read  
Topanga Canyon’s local Resource Conservation District is steadily growing in capacity, with more staffing, as well as community service offerings. They have been conveniently located off Topanga Canyon Blvd. for the past eight years, but have recently outgrown the...
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RCD Fundraiser 

TNT Staff, June 3, 2022 0 1 min read  
The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains is hosting an event to celebrate the summer solstice and our local environment but we need your help! The RCD is hosting another silent auction starting now and ending on...
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Turtle Tales 

TNT Staff, October 8, 2021 0 1 min read  
Rosi Dagit, senior conservation biologist for the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains, and longtime Western pond turtle advocate, has a message for TNT’s readers: The drought and extreme heat have been hard on many of us...