Two new reserves will be named for generous gifts from two Peninsula families who joined the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy’s Go Wild for the Peninsula. The campaign is raising $30 million to preserve and restore the last large remaining parcels of coastal...
The Go Wild for the Peninsula initiative launched in summer 2022 achieved the acquisition of the 96-acre Wildlife Corridor, bringing the lands preserved under the Natural Communities Conservation Plan and the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve to nearly 1500 acres. The...
You may notice interesting activity at Abalone Cove Reserve. The Conservancy is engaged in a three-year habitat restoration project that involves planting 13 acres of coastal sage scrub habitat which will support an array of species, including the federally-endangered...
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...
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,...
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)...
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....
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...
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...
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...