Mapping Fire Pathways
A recent study has found that the land use policies required by the SOAR laws also make cities more resilient to wildfire. This finding came from a study by Julia […]
Your Right To Vote On Battery Storage Facilities
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, [...]
Support the Wildlife Corridor Zones
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 […]
Ventura County Board Moving on New Wildlife Corridor Zone
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 [...]
SOAR and Water
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 […]
SOAR and Housing Affordability
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 [...]
New Zone Proposed to Protect Wildlife
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 [...]
SOAR and the Growth of Local Land Trusts
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 […]
Where We Build Matters
The Thomas Fire was the largest fire in our State’s history, however it was not the most devastating. When compared to Sonoma County where two months earlier the city of […]
A Tale of Two Cities’ Growth Boundaries
It was the smallest of changes, it was the largest of changes. One was easy to decide, the other difficult and years in the making. And so it was that […]