When voters across Ventura County successfully voted for the SOAR laws, they empowered themselves with the right to decide proposals that pave over farmland or open space. Despite that safeguard, […]

Wildlife corridors link fragmented areas of habitat through open space, allowing wildlife to get to essential core habitat areas for water, food and mating. Until now, Ventura County has not […]

On average, a mountain lion a year is killed from vehicle collisions while moving to and from the Santa Monica Mountains. The inability of wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains to connect to inland mountain ranges is a major reason […]

It is safe to say that without the passage of the SOAR initiatives 20 years ago, there would be much less agriculture and open space in Ventura County today. As […]

Housing affordability is a tremendous challenge in all Southern California coastal counties, from San Diego to Santa Barbara county. Our Mediterranean climate and high quality of life attract so many […]

Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim, and mountain lions gotta roam. Or as plant physiologist David Goddard once said, “No organism lives without an environment.” While we’ve protected large areas […]

Some have wondered about the purpose and effects of the recent SOAR election victories, and it certainly cannot hurt to be reminded every now and then that theSOAR battles have created […]