“What kind of beast is your salamander?” asked the Prince. “It is hard to tell their kind, your Honor,” said Golg. “For they are too…
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is turning 45 on November 10, 2023. Almost all of the big western national parks were created from…
Almost every spring for the last eight years, mitered parakeets have nested in the old windbreak of eucalyptus trees that borders our garden. By the…
La Costa Beach is almost entirely hidden behind the houses that locals have nicknamed “the Great Wall of Malibu.” Also hidden here, among the homes…
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is turning 45 on November 10, 2023. Almost all of the big western national parks were created from…
The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. —Carl Sandburg Coastal Eddy…
Generous donations made by the Santa Maria Trails Trust and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are supporting specialists from local non-profit environmental…
Hello Topanga families! We are so excited to share a new opportunity for your children right here in local wild spaces. We are two homeschooling…
The large oval leaves of a strong, healthy cherimoya tree move with the midday breeze, offering intermittent sunlight to low sprawling mint. Rows of squash,…
Get Rid of Stuff When the circumstances of life seem out of control—and more specifically, beyond our control—it is human nature to attempt a pendulum…
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” — Mahatma Gandhi When disaster strikes,…
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…
Living in a WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) appears to accelerate a heightened consciousness and connection to the planet; or is it that the consequences of…
Topanga Library Sept. 23 & 25. 2 p.m. Free, open seating A staged reading of the Broadway hit; eager fact-checker goes head to head with...
9/28 at 6pm An intimate, one-time opportunity to learn in-depth how National Park Service and Santa Monica Mountains Fund cooperate to support educational programs for...
Comedy Improv under the oaks! Take a trip away from the daily grind and city pace to the wide open space of the Santa Monica...
Friday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. – Under the Oaks salon series Friday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. – Under the Oaks salon series Friday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. – Under the Oaks salon series Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. – Under...
Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. HOLSinger songwriter Holly Gottlieb with Liz Bee, Courtney Preis and friends. Lyrics written on the road whilst soul searching...
A Perfect Ganesh Written by Terrence McNally Directed by Mary Jo DuPrey July 15 – October 7 Terrence McNally’s play finds humor within the self-searching...
Manzanita School and Institute, Topanga’s only accredited independent school for grades K-12, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. On October 1st from 11-4 p.m. we...
Queen Margaret’s Version of Shakespeare’s War of the Roses Written by William Shakespeare Directed & Compiled by Ellen Geer June 24 – October 1 What...
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