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The clubhouse is boarded up but some golfers took advantage of an empty course. The Trust for Public Land bought Ocean Meadows for $7 million. The plan is to restore the natural wetlands that were a part of the Devereux slough. read more »
On the morning after more than a billion viewers worldwide tuned into the Academy Awards and its glitzy salute to motion pictures, 44 TEDsters trekked up to one of the most enduring signs of moviedom for a tour of the fabled Hollywood sign and an update on the successful battle to preserve the scenic hills around it from development. read more »
Last week, the Mayor dedicated the El Sereno Arroyo Playground, a new “jewel of green space” in Los Angeles. read more »
San Francisco, Calif. officially opened its third skatepark at Balboa park. Crocker and Potrero skateparks may have less traffic now that there is another option for the kids to go to. The location is great, easy access without a car as it is right next to the Balboa BART station. read more »
With hip-hop playing off in the distance, there is a notable and collective silence as spectators hold their breath in awe of Chris Jatoft, as he launches himself out of the bowl and soars through the air before planting on a wooden handrail. read more »
The Trust for Public Land donated the outdoor exercise machines in association with Greenfield Sports Equipment, Inc. The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks placed the equipment at several parks where the community can greatly benefit from its placement. read more »
It appears a year's worth of fundraising is about to pay off in a big way. read more »
Two dumpsters full of greenery, with four more to come, add a bit of nature to the streets of a paved-over downtown neighborhood. Some scoff, but others are willing to give the 'parkmobiles' a go. read more »
Conservationist groups and Sierra Pacific Industries have reached a first-of-its-kind agreement that protects wet meadows and wildlife habitat in the headwaters of the Little Truckee River. read more »
With developers and speculators on the sidelines, desirable property is on the market for a fraction of its former price. read more »
The best public buildings, no matter how modest their size, accomplish two things at once. They do the job that people expect and then they go beyond expectations. read more »
We were warned. In 1930, in “Parks, Playgrounds and Beaches for the Los Angeles Region,” the Olmsted brothers and Harland Bartholomew urged the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce to set aside land and funds to create 70,000 acres of parkland running from the mountains to the Pacific. Considerable lengths of the “pleasureways” would trace natural rivers where parkland could double as flood control boundaries. read more »
The Trust for Public Land has received an approval for $3 million from the California Coastal Conservancy to help buy 63 acres at the eastern gateway of the Gaviota Coast near the UCSB. read more »
National Park Service recently purchased 160 acres of land in Los Angeles County, bringing the total public parkland within Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to almost 79,500 acres. read more »
Conservationists in the Sierra Nevada are celebrating the protection of a piece of property high above Lake Tahoe that was home to a hotel along the Pony Express trail in the 1860s. read more »
