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Friday, September 16, 2022

New Big Parks...

 

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.


https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/226-acre-land-donation-to-protect-5-freeway-wildlife-passage-near-castaic-lake/


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

https://mrca.civicweb.net/document/56253/Consideration%20of%20resolution%20authorizing%20enterin.pdf?handle=5712FF968BBB4D66B147CA5248B7A380

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.

https://www.latimes.com/socal/la-canada-valley-sun/news/tn-vsl-me-cottonwood-canyon-20180614-story.html

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!

https://mrca.ca.gov/press/mrca-acquites-170-acre-triangle-ranch-at-the-gateway-to-the-santa-monica-mountains-national-recreation-area/

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


MAP: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4zF64Cs7wwyvt07MBVj3XzC5oDcQQlBrj6mhoMQrnIrRbyJIeubjADdcvMIMTazRldGjopFosHUFf8XR3HcBz3IW-bNYpFf-oXWv7dU3vo94E733Y9mc6X3jHg2VAV--HX5H_Tx-Yx3kuZ1CK4U4dsN4mSdLfMlldItXVB25GYCJ5iqf-oyb2tk/s1068/PV%20OS%20MAP-Google%202.jpg




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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://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/12/21/southern-california-coast-hit-with-both-good-and-bad-news-in-2021/


https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-12-17/state-officials-hand-off-8-million-to-preserve-banning-ranch-as-public-park


https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-09-29/efforts-to-conserve-banning-ranch-receive-11-million-boon-from-u-s-fish-and-wildlife


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)

https://santaclarariver.org/

https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/the-nature-conservancy-in-california-santa-clara-river-california-con/


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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.


MAP: https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2018/06/11/moorpark-council-approves-purchase-open-space-consider-more/691987002/


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:

https://web.archive.org/web/20211227060413/http://www.conejo-openspace.org/assets/wildflower_id_guide_20170321.pdf


http://conejo-openspace.org


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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

https://nature.ly/3ezksok

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/california/stories-in-california/donor-stories/





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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/

https://youtu.be/dTstikSyJQ8


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

https://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2022/2205/20220505Board03M_Hollister_Ranch_Access_Program.pdf


MAP: https://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2022/2205/20220505Board03M_Hollister_Ranch_Access_Program_Ex1.pdf



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