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News Releases



Current Information Concerning National Forests and Parks in Southern California

Rim of the Valley Corridor
June 2010
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The National Park Service is in the initial stages of conducting a “special resource study” of the area known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor in L.A. and Ventura Counties. The purpose is to determine whether any portion is eligible to be designated as a unit of the national park system.
San Gabriel Mts

Lecture: Landslides on Sunset Peak
May 19, 2010
At the AVA monthly meeting on June 3 a geology student will discuss his research on the Sunset Ridge Fire Access Road. Public is invited; time and location is given here.

mountain landslide

Reforestation of Station Fire Burn Area
April 2, 2010
The Air Quality Mgmt. District today approved $1.5 million to plant some 560,000 trees in about 1,800 acres of the Angeles National Forest.

Calif. Desert Protection Act of 2010
December 21, 2009
This Bill designates two new national monuments in the Mojave Desert: The Mohave Trails N.M. and the Sand to Snow N.M., from the Coachella Valley to the top of Mt. San Gorgonio.
desert

 
Wilderness Month, Presidential Proclamation
September 8, 2009
The American wilderness has inspired wonder and imagination for centuries.  This month we renew our commitment to preserving the American wilderness for future generations.
Hume Lake

   
 

 

For news prior to Sept. 2009, please see archive.

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