A Mission to Conserve – A Legacy for the Future

Many of you already know this story well, but for those who don’t…

In 1979 the California State Legislature declared that “the Santa Monica Mountains are a unique and valuable economic, environmental, agricultural, scientific, educational, and recreational resource that should be held in trust for present and future generations.”   

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Our Woody Smeck – Selected Superintendent of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

SAN FRANCISCO – Woody Smeck has been selected as superintendent of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in central California.  Smeck has been acting in this position since April 2013 when previous superintendent Karen Taylor-Goodrich was selected as superintendent for the North Cascades National Park Service Complex in Washington state.

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