The Conejo Open Space Foundation was honored to be a finalist this year in State Senator Henry Stern’s Nonprofit of the Year Awards. Held July 27 via Zoom, the awards ceremony featured multiple nonprofit categories, including Climate, Environment, and Wildlife Protection, in which COSF was nominated. COSF President Jerry Westby spoke Read more…
Most of us think of the wildlife crossing as only for the benefit of mountain lions, so that lions from different regions can mingle, reduce interbreeding and strengthen the gene pool of the population. In reality, the wildlife bridge will benefit many more species, including plants and birds! COSF is Read more…
Dr. Daniel Cooper, who spoke to us via Zoom on Thursday evening June 10th, gave a scholarly presentation of his research into the changes of bird populations over the past few decades due to expanding urban areas. He finds that some species thrive in cities, some avoid them, and others Read more…
Of the 193 participants we had in the Challenge this year, 138 finished all 10 trail segments! This is about the same number as 2019, but more than last year’s which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The photos in the gallery below are of the wrap-up prize giveaway for Read more…
The Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) will open a new trail re-route on a portion of the Los Robles Trail within the next week. Final work is being completed to open the new trail and close the section of the old trail that will no longer be used. See Read more…
To help the Conejo Valley Unified School District Grade 4 students get a full appreciation for open space and why it is so important, we are expanding and updating the videos we have made to aid their learning. The latest video, “Trails Education Days Native Animals Workshop,” was released in Read more…
We at the Conejo Open Space Foundation have put together a 16-minute video for youngsters about some of our native animals. The Animal Actors of Hollywood showed us some of their stars. Students can meet and learn about a Raccoon, Opossum, Gopher Snake, Porcupine, Great Horned Owl, Desert Tortoise and Read more…
Congratulations to Elise Wilson of Canoga Park who provided the correct answer and was selected at random as the winner. This is the second week in a row that she’s won, and thanks to all who entered the contest! The heart of stones in the photo is on the crest Read more…
For 8 weeks running we’ve been posting photos from people who are participating in the Conejo Open Space Challenge. This week most come via Twitter and email. To fill out the gallery, some older submissions were included. To learn more about the Conejo Open Space Challenge, visit our COS Challenge Read more…
“Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries,” according to Wikipedia. The article continues, in part, “On January 28, Read more…