Viacom Employees Remove 6,000 Invasive Weeds at Zuma Trancas Canyon
A huge thank you goes out to Viacom’s employees for their excellent restoration services at Zuma Trancas Canyon. Arriving early at the canyon during last week’s heat wave, Viacom’s employees were...
View ArticleJoin Us For National Trail Day
Saturday, June 7 8:30am – 12:30pm Topanga State Park- Trippet Ranch Join a community of partners in a nation-wide event to restore trails. Bring gloves, sunscreen, water, and a snack. Anyone under age...
View ArticleWildlife Biologist Interns an Integral Part in Red-Legged Frog Reintroduction...
I have realized the grave disservice I’ve done to our incredibly hard working wildlife biologist interns, Lindsey Gordon and Jordyn Mulder. They worked alongside our staff to transfer egg masses of...
View ArticleGet Your Volunteer Annual Pass! Only 250 Volunteer Hours Needed.
Planning on heading out to some National Parks this summer? If so, make sure to check and see how many volunteer hours you have accumulated. 250 hours earns you a brand new, shiny volunteer pass that...
View ArticleArtist in Residence Youth Begin their Adventures Inspiring their Art
All three teaching artists selected for the Artist in Residence (AiR) have begun their program, each taking youth on trips into nature to inspire their artform. Artist Natasha Maidoff has visited...
View ArticleVolunteers and Volunteering on a Ranger Exchange Trip
A group of six were able to visit Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite the week of July 21st as part of a series of ranger exchange experiences over the past several years. This year the group consisted...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed for Paramount Spruce-Up!
One of our superstar volunteers who you may know, Mike Malone, has been working hard at figuring out how to properly sign our trails at Paramount. I headed out with another colleague on our maze of...
View ArticleRemembering Volunteer Burt Elliot
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area lost a true gentleman and a tireless trail volunteer with the recent passing of Burt Elliott. In a quote from the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council...
View ArticleEducation Volunteer Opportunity
The National Park Service is seeking volunteers who would like to work 1-2 days per week starting in October at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa in Newbury Park and various other park sites including...
View ArticleOne Paramount Spruce-Up Down, Two to Go
On Saturday, August 23rd a group of about twenty volunteers conquered two projects at Paramount Ranch in an effort to make that site awesome leading up to our Rec Fest (see flyer below); a day for...
View ArticleVolunteering through Nature Comic Creations
Artist in Residence recipient Carlos Nieto III, a former Simpson’s artist created Think It Ink It: Nature Comix. This was an intensive summer long comic book making workshop where inner city teens...
View ArticleNational Public Lands Day!
Join us for this years National Public Lands Day! Click on the flyer to view all the details!
View ArticlePiloting a Volunteer Hiking Unit
There’s a need and interest in having a mountain hiking unit. We need a volunteer group of avid hikers who are passionate about educating the public about our resources and are willing to be trained as...
View ArticleVolunteer For The RecFest!
Greetings VIPs, We are very excited to be hosting our very first Recreation Festival at Paramount Ranch on October 25. In order to make this event a success we’re looking to recruit 40 volunteers to...
View Article2014 National Public Lands Day was a Great Success!
With more than 80 volunteers including groups from California Lutheran University, The Getty, The Santa Monica Mountains Trails council, Pasadena City College and College of the Canyons; Paramount...
View ArticleVolunteer-Led Backbone Trail Hike
We feel pretty lucky having Ralph Waycott as part of our volunteer team. He’s brought expertise and professionalism to a free public hike that has become competitive to get on despite a commitment of...
View ArticleRec Fest a Success Due to the Help of Over 45 Volunteers!
Here is an article and photos (below) about last week’s Recreation Festival on Saturday, showing how much the 1,700 youth and adults enjoyed outdoor recreation. Your duties ranged from teaching casting...
View ArticleCelebrate our Artists in Residence at the Show this Saturday, November 8th
We invite you to come celebrate over 1,000 hours that young artists have contributed to make SAMO’s first ever Artist in Residence (AiR) program and show . Their art, inspired by three trips they took...
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