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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOTANISTS
Dept. of Biology, California State University
Fullerton, CA 92834.
Founded in 1927. Members include professional botanists and interested laypersons.
Activities include field trips, an annual symposium, lectures and a potluck.
Their journal, Crossosoma , contains articles of both scientific and general interest.

AUDUBON SOCIETY

7377 Santa Monica Blvd.,
West Hollywood, CA 90046.
(323) 876-0202
The Audubon Society has numerous local chapters which lead field trips into natural areas,
and also sponsors educational programs for school children.

SIERRA CLUB, ANGELES CHAPTER
3435 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 320
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 387-4287

TREE PEOPLE
818-753-4600
12601 Mulholland Drive
(Coldwater & Mulholland)
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Open 9am-5pm Tues-Fri

TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS
Los Angeles River Center and Gardens
570 West Avenue 26, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90065
(323) 223-0441

URBAN WILDLANDS GROUP
P.O. Box 24020
Los Angeles, CA 90024-0020

Weaving a New Web at
www.peopleforparks.org


People for Parks has got a new look online, with added emphasis on photos, videos and other features to highlight PFP programs and news about parks and recreation in urban Los Angeles. To visit us, click HERE




LOCAL GROUPS

THE VILLAGE GARDENERS
The Village Gardeners of The Los Angeles River is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization
dedicated to the beautification of the Los Angeles River between Coldwater Canyon Avenue
and Fulton Avenue, in Studio City & Sherman Oaks, California.
11684 Ventura Blvd., #343
Studio City CA 91604
Federal Tax ID# 95-4665342
Tel: (818) 788-8531
Fax: (818) 986-4635
info@thevillagegardeners.org

FRIENDS OF MADRONA MARSH
P.O. Box 5078
Torrance, Ca 90510

FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS
PO Box 5159
Playa del Rey
CA 90293
310/306-5994

FRIENDS OF GARDENA WILLOWS WETLAND PRESERVE, INC.
c/o Fred Davis, President
2027 W 149th St.
Gardena, CA 90249

FRIENDS OF THE ISLAND FOX
Friends of the Island Fox, a program of The Channel Islands Park Foundation, supports efforts to save the endangered island fox (Urocyon littoralis) on the California Channel Islands through conservation and education programs.

 CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL PRAIRIES
A project of the Sonoma Marin Coastal Grasslands Working Group

SAVE OPEN SPACE
Save Open Space, Santa Monica Mountains is a nonprofit organization that concentrates on maintaining open space, protecting wildlife, and preserving natural resources.  SOS protects our open space by holding the permit and planning agencies to existing planning laws.

Docent Organizations of the Santa Monica Mountains

Topanga Canyon  310-455-1696
Cold Creek  818-591-1701
Malibu Creek  818-889-6238
Friends of Satwiwa  805-495-4754
William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom  310-858-7272 x131
Charmlee Wilderness Park 310-457-7247
Will Rogers State Historical Park  310-454-8212
Temescal Canyon Association  310-459-5931
Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council  818-222-4531



Public Agencies

CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
Malibu Coast & Santa Monica Mountains:
    California Coastal Commission
    South Central Coast
    89 South California Street, Suite 200
    Ventura, California 93001-2801   
805-585-1800

CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
Santa Monica Bay to San Clemente:
    California Coastal Commission
    South Coast District Office
    200 Oceangate, 10th floor
    Long Beach, California 90802-4416
562-590-5071

CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
1925 Las Virgenes Road
Calabasas, CA 91302.
(818) 880-0350

CONEJO RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT

403 W. Hillcrest Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360.
(805) 495-6471

DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
South Coast Region 5
4949 Viewridge Avenue
San Diego, California 92123
Phone: 858-467-4201

Los Angeles County Weed Management Area

MOUNTAINS RESTORATION TRUST
3815 Old Topanga Canyon Road
Calabasas, CA 91302.
(818) 591-1701

RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT of the SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
30000 Mulholland Highway
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 638
Agoura Hills, CA 91376-0638
(818) 597-8627
Current services include research and restoration of local habitats, assistance in
resource management for private individuals and other public agencies, and outdoor
education field programs for school groups in a variety of ecosystems.

SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
5750 Ramirez Canyon Road
Malibu, California 90265
(310) 589-3200

SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA (SMMNRA)
National Park Service
401 W. Hillcrest Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360.
(805) 370-2301
The National Park Service is one of several agencies that administer
and provide recreation programs within the boundaries of the SMMNRA.

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICE
2493 Portola Road, Suite B
Ventura, California 93003
Phone: 805-644-1766
Facsimile: 805-644-3958

Check out the new and improved Natural Resource Projects Inventory (NRPI) Website  
 
NRPI users can now search through thousands of conservation, restoration, mitigation, assessment, acquisition and planning projects throughout California.  Search by Watershed, County, Funding Program and more with our new Mapping Tool interface or generate even more specific searches with our Query Page.  Want to keep your returned results for your own database or to include in your own report?  Use our new Report Generator tool to save, print and or download in several formats.  NRPI users can continue to submit new projects online and or edit existing project descriptions and they will automatically be harvested for the CERES California Environmental Information Clearinghouse (CEIC), GeoFinder, California Digital Atlas and Google Maps.  Lastly, email us your favorite scenic jpeg picture to add to our collection.  Thanks to the California Resources Agency, Calfed Watershed Program and the California Coastal Conservancy for funding this effort.

 

 
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