Where the Nightjars Sing
In the quiet silent seconds I turned off the light switch And I came down to meet you in the half light the moon left While a cluster of nightjars sang some songs out of tune A mantle of...
Jody Lyle – Superintendent
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...
Beachcomber’s Diary
Every winter brings king tides to the California coast—some of the highest and lowest tides of the year. King tide isn’t a scientific term, but it has become a popular way to refer to the astronomical high tides that...
IMAGINE A WORLD…WITHOUT SMMNRA
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 huge areas of undeveloped wilderness, but this living crazy-quilt of a park—spread across 153,250...
Treasures of the Mountains Art Exhibit and Sale
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area presents: Treasures of the Mountains and the Path of P-22, an art exhibit and sale. Wednesday-Sunday, August 3rd-31st, 9AM-4PM Meet the artists on Saturday, August 5th, 1PM-3PM The beauty of the Santa Monica...
Not Just Another Trafic Fatality
BB-12, a black bear that National Park Service (NPS) scientists had been tracking for the last three months, was struck and killed by a vehicle on the 101 Freeway at the top of the Conejo Grade between Newbury Park...
The Nature Observer
Suzanne Guldimann is the editor of the Topanga New Times, and also TNT’s resident naturalist. She was recently asked to give a talk on being a naturalist for the Topanga and Malibu Creek State Park docents. This article grew...
NPS Acquires 45 Acres at Circle X
It’s the first National Park Service land acquisition in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in years. The NPS recently announced that it has acquired 45 acres of land that abuts the Backbone Trail. It’s not a large...
Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act
The most recent attempt to pass the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act has made it out of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and will advance to the floor of the Senate. The bill, introduced...
National Park Service Study
According to a recently published National Park Service (NPS) study, one of the world’s most widespread and adaptable animals, mountain lions, regularly uses and even selects the chaparral and coastal sage scrub habitats in and around Los Angeles, a...
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