I started the series of posts on the King Gillette Ranch Park, with a very narrow focus on that park…
Entries Tagged as 'SMMC'
Controversy Surrounds SMMC Head, Joe Edmiston
November 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Conejo Valley, Outdoors
Tags: California State Parks·Joe Edmiston·King Gillette Ranch·Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy·Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area·SMMC·SMMNRA
King Gillette Ranch: The National/State Park that Isn’t, Part II
November 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Green, History, Outdoors, Uncategorized
I guess we have to acknowledge that both the U.S. and California are in a budget crunch and money is hard to come by for park maintenance, as Econerd pointed out in her comment for Part I. One way to raise money for parks is to contract them out for movie and TV shoots, which is happening at King Gillette [...]
Tags: California State Parks·King Gillette Ranch·MRCA·SMMC·SMMNRA
Happy that Ahmanson Ranch Is State Parkland
December 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Outdoors
Continuing with this week’s theme of what I like (or don’t) about living in the Conejo Valley, I am happy that Ahmanson Ranch is now parkland for us all to enjoy. The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy bought the land from Washington Mutual in the fall of 2003 and gave it a new name. It is [...]
Haloween Land, Horse/RV Park, Hazardous Waste Pickup Site
October 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Las Virgenes, Outdoors, Triuinfo Sanitation District
Drew Fountaine, a dedicated hiker of the Santa Monicas, wrote the following as a comment to the previous post, Halloween Land. I am posting it separately because it raises two other issues: “I was by King Gillette yesterday morning and thought it looked pretty unusual for that area. I am now aware of three things [...]
Tags: California State Parks·King Gillette·MRCA·RV/Equestrian Park·SMMC
Halloween Land at King Gillette Park?
October 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Las Virgenes
Does anyone know why there is a Halloween-looking, spooky display at King Gillette Park, at the intersection of Las Virgenes Road and Mulholland, in Malibu Canyon? I have driven by it a few times this week, and each time, I can’t believe my eyes. The park property is managed by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation [...]
Tags: Halloween·King Gillette Park·MRCA·SMMC
