Save the date: November 19! COSF's fourth 2025 Speaker Series guest, Jaclyn DeSantis, education program manager at the Ojai Raptor Center, will discuss what raptor rehab entails. If you want to learn about how you can help our native owls, hawks, eagles and falcons thrive, don't miss this one. Register at the COSF website, not […]
How mule deer in the Santa Monica Mountains and Conejo Valley navigate a dynamic landscape of risks and rewards. A virtual presentation by Ellie Bolas on Wednesday July 9 at 7:00 pm. Register to watch! Please join us for the live online presentation of “Lions and Fires and Humans, Oh Deer!” by ecologist Ellie Bolas. […]
Conejo Open Space Foundation presents the live online presentation of "Oaks in Peril" with Kim Corella, forest pathologist with CAL FIRE. Corella will explain the critical role oaks play as a keystone species and what the arrival of a new invasive beetle, the gold spotted oak borer, could mean for our community. She will teach […]
ZOOM meeting for TCT trip 3/12-3/14 I'll send the link out on Wednesday.
Conejo Open Space Foundation presents the webinar "Coyotes Among Us" by executive director of Teranga Ranch Wildlife Dana Stangel. Wildlife educator Stangel will delve into the natural history of urban coyotes and discuss the ongoing challenges involving coyotes, pets and backyards. Among other topics, Stangel will demonstrate humane hazing techniques and showcase various backyard wildlife […]
Invite Only. This meeting serves as a continuation of our collaborative leadership discussion and will take place over Zoom. Topics: ✔️ Creating an event on Meetup Part 2. 🥾 Step-by-step screen sharing and walk through. By participating in this event, you acknowledge you are ultimately responsible for yourself and your safety while engaging in this […]
Invite Only. This meeting serves as a continuation of our collaborative leadership discussion and will take place over Zoom. Topics: ✔️ Creating an event on Meetup. 🥾 Step-by-step screen sharing and walk through. By participating in this event, you acknowledge you are ultimately responsible for yourself and your safety while engaging in this activity and […]
This event serves as a reminder and prompt: Don't forget to renew your California campfire permit for 2025. Campfire permits expire December 31st each year. Campfire permits are required for backpackers who intend to light a flame outside of established campgrounds for cooking, lanterns, or campfire. This permit is required in federal and state lands […]
Tentative trip. Need to wait until campsites are released for November. More details to come
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