National Park Service biologists have found 13 mountain lion kittens in five litters in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills since May 2020. That’s a record number found over the 18 years that these animals have been studied. There are five males and eight females. Wildlife biologists track the Read more…
Congratulations to Maricar Weeks of Westlake Village who provided the correct answer and was selected as the winner. Thanks to all who responded! The Outlaw Loop Trail is in the Conejo Canyons Open Space area in the northwest corner of Thousand Oak. The Western Plateau makes up a large portion Read more…
The National Park Service (NPS) announced that a juvenile mountain lion and adult bobcat have died from rodenticides (anti-rodent poisons, often just called “rat poison”). The wild cats did not ingest the poisons directly, but ate smaller animals that had eaten the poison and were thus sickened, making them easier Read more…
The National Wildlife Federation just announced that the California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) has voted to approve a $5 million grant for the wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon. “On behalf of the Department, I wish we had done this project decades ago for the benefit of our wildlife. This item Read more…
Congratulations to Michelle Santucci of Oak Park who provided the correct answer and was selected as the winner. Thanks to all who responded! At 10 & 1/4 miles long, the Los Robles Trail is the longest single trail in the Conejo Valley. It is unique in its historical significance. On Read more…
Congratulations to Yoko W. of Westlake Village who provided the correct answers and was selected as the winner. Thanks to all who responded! The Lake Eleanor Trail is not actually next to Lake Eleanor, but some 200′ above it. However, both are in the Lake Eleanor Open Space area, hence Read more…
There were 143 participants and 98 finishers who completed all 10 segments. This is down a bit from last year but given the pandemic situation, we’re very pleased with the amount of interest! We think all the participants are winners because they almost certainly explored some trails they hadn’t been Read more…
Congratulations to Tamara Napier of Newbury Park who provided the correct answers and was selected as the winner. Thanks to all who responded! We had roughly double the number of entries in this week’s contest compared to the three that preceded it, and almost all of the answers were correct. Read more…
The Conejo Open Space Foundation contributed $2500 this past June towards the building of the wildlife crossing bridge. Although the crossing will be outside the Conejo Valley, we believe that it is vitally important for our entire region as it will reconnect an ecosystem for all wildlife. The population of Read more…
In this edition… Conejo Valley trail use during the pandemic : Trails Education Days video : Trail Trivia – Lake Eleanor : Spotlight on Marcella Ketelhut : Humorous trail etiquette video : Conejo Open Space Challenge : The life of ground bees : The 101 Freeway Wildlife Crossing : Summer Read more…