NEW LA, OC, VENTURA, KERN & SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WILD PARKS TO EXPLORE FOR YOU WEEKEND WARRIORS
L.A.COUNTY:
SANTA CLARITA: 6000 ACRE HATHAWAY-TEMESCAL RANCH, UPPER PIRU CREEK
12/22/2020
https://mynewsla.com/business/2020/12/22/1200-acres-of-ranch-land-near-castaic-to-be-preserved/
1200 acres bought for $1.6 million, expands saved land to 2400 acres
Temescal Ranch, Expansion 1 $3,500,000 (total $6.1M, with $1.1M from LA County, $1M from CalTrans, $520k from USFWS)
grant to the Trust for Public Land (TPL) to acquire 3,605± acres near Lake Piru in northern Los Angeles County. TPL will transfer the land to MRCA, WCB 2/24/2022
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=198934&inline
MAP: https://mrca.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hathaway-Temescal-Map.pdf
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SANTA CLARITA: 226 ACRE NADLER MARPLE CANYON PRESERVE
Jan 2, 2019
@MRCAParks
Donation of 226 acres of prime wildlife linkage near I-5 west of Castaic Lake permanently protected!
MAP: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dv7wHc8UYAEyq9s?format=jpg&name=small
https://mrca.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Map-of-Nadler-226-Acre-Donation.pdf
https://mrca.ca.gov/press/10007/
The donor, Neil Nadler, had owned the property for over twenty years and had developed plans for a business park and motocross tracks on most of the land. However, biologists told him he needed to leave ample space for the wildlife corridor to the north. Officially, the property is part of the Sierra Madre-Castaic Connection identified in the 2005 South Coast Missing Linkages Project. Known as Marple Canyon, the property supports a mix of riparian vegetation types along a windy creek bed. The slopes support grassland and coastal sage scrub. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife designates the property as part of an area with High Conservation Value.
Two years ago, Nadler helped the MRCA purchase an adjacent seven-acre parcel that contains a tunnel heavily used by wildlife beneath the south-bound lanes of I-5 and that allow animals to reach the new parkland.
The MRCA will name the new parkland for Nadler.
Jan 8, 2019: Wildlife Movement Corridor Under 5 Freeway Ensured By 226-Acre Land Donation Near Castaic https://hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-news/community-news/wildlife-movement-corridor-under-5-freeway-ensured-by-226-acre-land-donation-near-castaic-261418
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CHATSWORTH: 261 ACRE HIDDEN CREEKS OPEN SPACE IN BROWN'S CANYON
Feb 21, 2020 @kathrynbarger
The effort to preserve 261 acre Hidden Creeks in Unincorporated Chatsworth and Porter Ranch was only possible because of the incredible collaboration of community members who advocated for it to remain as permanent open space.
MAP: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQiKWDyVAAAThd7?format=jpg&name=small
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQO-7TtUYAARVL1?format=jpg&name=small
And it's near the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak
https://capitalandmain.com/how-a-gas-leak-may-tilt-an-election-0128
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WEST CHATSWORTH: BOX CANYON
Dec 12, 2018 @MRCAParks
MRCA closed escrow on 18.5 acres in lower Box Canyon, Simi Hills. It abuts Chatsworth Reservoir DWP property & includes key Rim of the Valley Trail alignment. Funding principally Prop A Excess Funds for a 5th District Competitive Trails grant and riparian mitigation in lieu fees.
MAP: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuPzA8VVAAAGcjd?format=jpg&name=large
WOOLSEY CANYON 163 ACRE PURCHASE
Chatsworth Reservoir Connector (total price $2.4 million)
grant to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to acquire 163± acres located near Chatsworth in Los Angeles County. WCB 2/24/2022
MAP on page 89: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=198934&inline
BACKGROUND:
The key puzzle piece in the Rim of the Valley park
west of Chatsworth Reservoir is about to be sold to a parks agency
for $2.4 million. The 163 acre parcel has lots of trails, three
streams, TWO EARTHQUAKE FAULTS!!, lots of rocks, and lots of
sagebrush and wildflowers in bloom. It is east of Dayton canyon park,
which is 240 acres recently given to the Santa Monica Mountains
Conservancy by a builder of homes at the bottom of the canyon.
MORE DETAILS OF THE PURCHASE OF THE 163 ACRES ARE
HERE:
https://mrca.civicweb.net/document/56262/Consideration%20of%20resolution%20authorizing%20a%20grant.pdf?handle=D476CE8A51604957B4F2B7A35E199A1F
SEE PAGE 87: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=198934&inline
PHOTOS: https://www.facebook.com/rex.frankel/posts/10213330592366311?pnref=story
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PASADENA: COTTONWOOD CANYON-SAN RAFAEL HILLS
public $ saves 11 acres in La Canada/Pasadena
Cottonwood Canyon in Los Angeles County holds promise as pivotal wildlife corridor.
MAP: https://arroyosfoothills.org/land/pasadena/cottonwood-canyon/
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BRENTWOOD: FUTURE MISSION CANYON-405 FREWAY PARK
Oct 4, 2020 @MRCAParks
Have you ever found yourself sitting in traffic on the 405 between Mulholland & Mountain Gate? How cool would it be to pull right off the freeway during evening rush hour to go for a hike or run up 600 steps? You know, let traffic die down! It could happen....
MAP: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ejf0CWJXkAAX0Xr?format=jpg&name=small
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MALIBU: CARBON CANYON PARK
Jun 29, 2020 @MRCAParks
IT’S OFFICIAL! 91acres from 7 parcels in the of Carbon Canyon watershed adjacent to MRCA's Mellone Preserve property are FOREVER PRESERVED! Escrow closed Friday on these 7 parcels that include a blueline tributary of Carbon Creek and two sections of Carbon Cyn Rd trail!
MAP: https://twitter.com/i/status/1277713118513082368
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TOPANGA SKYLINE PARK
Aug 22, 2019
@MRCAParks
What a great day to announce MRCA closed escrow on 40 acres, now forever preserved as open space parkland! Located near Topanga Skyline, the 40 acres were purchased using mitigation funds along with private donations.
MAP: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECmaWhXVAAAf4iT?format=jpg&name=small
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CALABASAS PEAK PARK
May 29, 2019
@MRCAParks
MRCA closed escrow on 30.77 acres in the upper Old Topanga Watershed, along Calabasas Peak Motorway. This acquisition was made possible through funding by Proposition A, courtesy of LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, 3rd district.
MAP: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7yjHlUUcAAaq2a?format=jpg&name=small
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MALIBU: FURSTENBERG LOOKOUT
Mar 27, 2019
@MRCAParks
The Leon von Furstenberg Lookout is a stunning 38-acre parkland adjacent to Charmlee Wilderness Park near Decker Canyon. Philanthropist Alex von Furstenberg donated the Malibu land to MRCA “so that families can enjoy the sanctity of our local mountains for generations to come.”
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2rP0acUYAIDJtf?format=jpg&name=small
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AGOURA: 320 ACRE TRIANGLE RANCH-LADYFACE MTN PARK
Sep 28, 2018 @MRCAParks
170 acres of open space preserved!
MAP: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DoN0rB0VAAADQBr?format=jpg&name=small
Aug 26, 2018 @MRCAParks
MRCA acquires 98 acres of Prime Open Space in Liberty Canyon Wildlife Corridor in Agoura Hills The core habitat and trail access is permanently protected by funds granted by LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy https://bit.ly/2wqT4SJ
MAP: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dllk8HDV4AADZEn?format=jpg&name=small
FULL PROPERTY MAP: https://www.theacorn.com/wp-content/uploads/images/2021-12-09/2p3.jpg
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/11/18/66281/after-years-of-negotiations-group-acquires-land-fo/
71 acres north of 101 acquired, to be named Fran Pavley Meadow
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WHITTIER: FUTURE PUENTE HILLS LANDFILL PARK
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/10/24/65721/massive-puente-hills-landfill-mountain-to-become-a/
117 acres at top of 700 acre landfill will become an active park
http://www.puentehillslandfillpark.org/
The project entails planning for the conversion of approximately 115 acres within the 1,365-acre former landfill site
Sep 9, 2020 @SanDistricts
Prior to the Puente Hills Landfill closing, the Sanitation Districts dedicated 225 acres of undisturbed land to the Puente Hills Native Habitat Authority. This land will not be developed and has trails for hiking.
Click here for a map of these trails:
https://habitatauthority.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/map-Hacienda-Hills-2017.pdf
https://www.habitatauthority.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/map-Hacienda-Hills-2017.pdf
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10/19/2019
15 acres added to Puente Hillls Preserve
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHOcuinVUAAVWBy?format=jpg&name=small
#8 on map: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHOcmJSU4AEt5Bc?format=jpg&name=900x900
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CULVER CITY: PARK TO PLAYA BRIDGE CONNECTS BALLONA AND BALDWIN PARKS
Nov 29, 2020: The bridge connecting 13.2 miles of trails from Baldwin Hills to the beach is now open!
VIDEO: https://t.co/9zb2WipTaZ
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CITY OF RPV BUYS 96 ACRES FROM YORK
Rancho
Palos Verdes Nature Preserve, Expansion 1, $4,830,000 Los Angeles
County
grant to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes for a cooperative
project with USFWS, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, and
the County of Los Angeles to acquire 96± acres from Jim York/Point
View Properties. Total price is $21 million. (WCB
5/2022)
https://patch.com/california/palosverdes/palos-verdes-city-council-votes-expand-nature-preserve-report
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2022/04/06/palos-verdes-nature-preserve-expansion-would-protect-endangered-butterfly/
https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=4142&meta_id=103102
MAP: https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=4142&meta_id=103136
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UPPER LA RIVER PARKS
May 1, 2020 @MRCAParks
There are over THREE HUNDRED proposed opportunities & projects throughout numerous neighborhoods along the Upper #LARiver and its tributaries as part of the #ULARTPlan. Want to see what's coming to your area, & how your community contributed? Keep reading! https://upperlariver.konveio.com/chapter-2
MAP: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EW-0fQcXQAE8z1a?format=jpg&name=medium
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Jun 10, 2020
A one-mile greenway is coming to the east bank of the L.A. River in Glassell Park
MAP: https://la.urbanize.city/post/one-mile-la-river-greenway-coming-glassell-park
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SOUTH GATE: FUTURE 30 ACRE LOWER LA RIVER PARK
South Gate to create 30 acre "Urban Orchard" Park Project along LA River. The park will offer recreational amenities such as an orchard with fruit trees, and picnic areas with bike/pedestrian trails.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_yjv0EU8AE2zjr?format=jpg&name=small
ALBION-LA RIVER PARK OPENS
4/1/2019 10 acre park opens along LA River east of downtown
https://la.curbed.com/2019/4/1/18290884/albion-riverside-park-open-lincoln-heights
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/J3BnjqiuQSUacoTV6
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ORANGE COUNTY:
NEWPORT BEACH: 385 ACRE BANNING RANCH PURCHASE:
New park costs $97 million, $50 million of which came from the Randall family
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=201860&inline
MAP: http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2022/05/scc-3-to-52022.html
Mar 29, 2016
Big development plans for Banning Ranch...what do you think of it? http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060034343
Mar 24, 2016 developer's twitter feed: @NwpBanningRanch
“This land is in bad shape + won't heal on its own. We'll clean up + restore it at developer's expense, not taxpayer.”
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VENTURA COUNTY:
VENTURA-OXNARD: SANTA CLARA RIVER PRESERVE
http://archive.vcstar.com/news/conservancy-to-buy-river-property-ep-369712308-350119761.html
2/10/2010--140 acres along Santa Clara River sold to NC by McGrath's (who once owned 8000 acres in area)
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SIMI VALLEY LIBRARY NATIVE GARDEN
Nov 8, 2018 @TheodorePayne
A new native garden at the Simi Valley Public Library! As the U.S. Green Building Council-LA’s 2018 Legacy Project, The Discovery Garden was a collaboration between the City of Simi Valley,...
2969
Tapo Canyon Rd
Simi Valley, CA 93063
https://www.facebook.com/TheodorePayneFoundation/posts/10161233197035077
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SIMI-MOORPARK 255 ACRE GREENBELT:
Moorpark North-East Open Space Property Purchase Project
Jul 6, 2018 @rexfrankel
255 acres of land, located north of the 118 Freeway and east of Moorpark college, will consist of hiking trails that pass through the mountains and connect to paths operated by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District.
https://www.mpacorn.com/articles/city-completes-purchase-of-open-space/
Waste Management is holding on to a conditional-use permit issued by the county in the 1940s that allows oil companies to drill on the land purchased from Waste Management until 2033. One California-based oil and gas company, California Resources Production Corporation Inc., has a permit to operate an oil field on the land for the next 15 years.
https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2017/10/26/open-space-hiking-trails-works-moorpark/792651001/
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THOUSAND OAKS WILDFLOWER GUIDE:
Looking to identify some of those beautiful flowers that are beginning to bloom in the Conejo Open Space? COSCA has a fantastic 9 page guide of the native #wildflowers you may see in the Conejo Valley. You can download the complete guide here:
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KERN COUNTY:
BAKERSFIELD: 72,000 ACRES RANDALL-TEHACHAPI MTNS PRESERVE
6/17/2022 @Conserve_CA
Almost 20 years in the making, the Randall Preserve protects one of California's most critical wildlands
Securing California’s Crossroad. The new 72,000-acre Frank and Joan Randall Preserve protects one of the Golden State’s most critical wildlands: where the desert meets the mountains
MAPS: https://www.nature.org/en-us/magazine/magazine-articles/randall-preserve/
https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/randall-preserve/
A gift to conservation: The Randall Preserve becomes the newest TNC #PlacesWeProtect. This 72,000-acre preserve is thanks to a truly transformative $50 million gift from Frank and Joan Randall. Discover more about this gift to nature:
https://twitter.com/Conserve_CA/status/1476280389274677255
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY:
SANTA BARBARA: 24,364 ACRE DANGERMOND PRESERVE
Apr 25, 2019 @SBIndyNews
The Dangermond Preserve represents the last intact ecosystem for the Southern California coast, where even our protected areas are more focused on human recreation than ecosystem conservation. Formerly known as the Bixby Cojo-Jalama ranch., the Dangermonds bought the ranch for $165 million in 2017 and gave it to the Nature Conservancy. The ranch includes 8 miles of coastline.
https://www.independent.com/2019/04/24/the-last-perfect-place-in-california/
MAP AND VISITOR INFO: https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/dangermond-preserve/
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SANTA BARBARA: 1800 ACRE LAS VARAS RANCH
Dec 17, 2018
@SOARVC
Last week, UC Santa Barbara was gifted an 1800-acre site, Las Varas Ranch, that lays along 2 miles of the Gaviota coastline. This cattle and avocado ranch will be utilized as a rich agricultural and educational resource. Thank you to Charlie Munger, the generous gifter!
https://www.independent.com/2018/12/12/ucsb-gifted-las-varas-ranch/
billionaire Charlie Munger has purchased and gifted the historic 1,800-acre Las Varas Ranch to the university. Las Varas — a working cattle ranch and avocado-growing operation — is located on the Gaviota Coast between Naples Point and El Capitan State Beach. Bisected by Highway 101, the holding stretches inland from the coastal bluff at Edwards Point to the boundary of Los Padres National Forest.
MAP: https://www.noozhawk.com/article/billionaire_munger_donates_1800_acre_ranch_to_ucsb
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SANTA BARBARA: FUTURE HOLLISTER RANCH COASTAL ACCESS
disburse up to $2,300,000 to contract for services to prepare environmental review documents, a cultural and tribal resource survey, and a property appraisal for the Hollister Ranch Coastal Access Program at the privately owned 14,000 acre ranch. SCC 5/4/2022
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