State Parks Programatic EIR Public Hearing
This Saturday, November 13, California State Parks will be hosting the final public hearing on their Draft Programatic EIR. Bicycle access to trails in the Santa Monica Mountains and many other areas will be directly affected by the final version of this document, so it is important to ensure that mountain bikers are fully engaged […]
Trail Work on Rogers Road Trail Halted
CORBA has learned that the recent trail work that has begun on Rogers Road Trail approximately two miles from Temescal Ridge Fire Road (western terminus in Topanga State Park) has been temporarily halted. This has happened in large part to intense input from the public and CORBA, and a request from CORBA for State Park […]
Rim of the Valley Study Comments
As we reported back in August, the National Park Service has been holding public hearings on the Rim of the Valley Special Resource Study. The public meetings have provided an opportunity for many to voice their support and/or concerns for the concept study. Until midnight tonight, you can email your comments to the National Park […]
Rim of the Valley Corridor Public Meetings – Mountain Bikers Needed!
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.” This is the area that generally includes the mountains encircling the San Fernando, La Crescenta, Santa Clarita, Simi and Conejo Valleys of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties in southern […]
Topanga State Park Meeting #2
On July 28, Jim Hasenauer and Jeff Klinger attended the second General Plan Meeting for Topanga State Park. It is important that riders weigh-in on this process and view the planning website at: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=25956. Most of this meeting focused on the vision for the park and the idea of management zones. There are several important […]
CORBA Endorses Prop 21
Passage of Proposition 21, slated for the November 2 state ballot, will help create the State Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund, providing a stable source of funding for the state park system. See below for the full article from Yes On 21 For State Parks’ web site. For more information go to yesforstateparks.com. You may […]
Backbone Trail Maintenance June 2010
By Mark Langton Over the last couple of weeks some new maintenance has occurred on the Backbone Trail along sections at Solstice and Latigo Canyons (National Park Service-held property). The crew that did the work is unknown at this time, but it is assumed that it was National Park Service or contracted by them. It […]
Art’s Trail Closure Update
By Mark Langton Recently I, on behalf of CORBA, sent an email to State Parks District Superintendent Al Pepito regarding an email he sent us. It included a forwarded email from Maintenance Supervisor Dennis Dolinar explaning why they were now closing trails that have for many years been used with knowledge of both the rangers […]