Conservancy Announces $30 Million “Go Wild for the Peninsula” Campaign to Create 96 Acre Coastal Wildlife Corridor and Restore the Natural Lands of the Peninsula
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy and the City of Rancho Palos Verdes announced their partnership in the creation of a 96-acre Wildlife Corridor on August 26, 2022. The 96-acre coastal wildlife corridor connects coastal land to the existing 1000-acre...
Classrooms are Welcomed Back Outdoors
The school bus doors swing open and eager 3rd graders flood out, forming a line that snakes up the entrance trail and into the White Point Nature Preserve. The air buzzes with excited conversation, “Look at the flowers, was that a butterfly?” “Yikes, watch the cactus,...
Conservancy Joins Partnership to Conduct Environmental DNA Analysis
California is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, a region with a large number of plant and animal species whose existence is threatened by human activity. California’s wildlife is particularly at risk because many of its species are endemic (only found here)...
New Activities Make George F Canyon the Family Place
Summer has come to an end, but autumn family fun is just getting started. George F Canyon Nature Center and Preserve is the place to be for parents or grandparents of preschoolers and elementary school children, with new programs for kids and their families to enjoy....
New Preserve Signs Welcome Visitors
Visitors to the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve this year will be greeted by new, welcoming signage. With a palette inspired by the landscape’s green hillsides and blue ocean, the signs incorporate rustic stone and weathered steel for a modern look that is also resistant...
Conservancy Volunteers Prepare for Spring
Many consider springtime the most enjoyable season to enjoy the Peninsula’s open spaces. Cool ocean breezes and warm sunshine paired with colorful hillsides and scenic coastal vistas make for pleasant hikes and family outings. Spring is when the Peninsula’s birds are...
Volunteer Education Docents Inspire Passion, Awareness and Respect
Connie Smith, the Conservancy’s new Director of Education, knows the impact docents in the Third Grade Naturalist Program can have on South Bay families. In 1995, the year the program began, Connie was a third grade teacher at Rancho Vista Elementary School and the...
Scouts Acquire New Leadership and Restoration Skills to Care for Nature
In 2017, the Conservancy oversaw the completion of fifteen Boy Scout Eagle Awards and Girl Scout Gold Award projects. These projects significantly contributed to the Conservancy’s nursery infrastructure, trail repair and habitat restoration while earning dedicated...