LAND AGENCY WILL EXAMINE RIVER REGION FORUM TO EXPLORE PRESERVING SANTA CLARITA HABITAT AREAS.Byline: Amy Raisin Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA - Hoping to add a portion of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. to its open space plan, a state land preservation agency will hold a public forum today to educate residents about preserving the Santa Clara River Santa Clara River may refer to:
The Rivers and Mountains Conservancy will host the event from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Canyon Country Park's West Conference Room, 17615 W. Soledad Canyon Road. ``In terms of those issues that affect local residents - traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. , water quality, open space preservation - we think that this is important to everyone,'' said Belinda Faustinos, interim executive officer for RMC RMC Royal Military College RMC Radio Monte Carlo RMC Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, Virginia) RMC Regional Medical Center RMC Robert Morris College (Illinois) RMC Rocky Mountain College . RMC, an independent agency within the California's Resources Agency, wants to expand 2001's Watershed and Open Space Plan to include the northern slope of the San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. , and portions of the city of Santa Clarita, Palmdale and Acton. Since the RMC and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1979 and dedicated to the acquisition of land in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills, north and west of Los Angeles, for preservation as open adopted the plan last year, the groups have sought to ``extend the discussion of restoring balance between human and natural systems from beyond the rivers to the entire watershed.'' ``This addendum will allow a state agency to step in and help secure this land for open space preservation,'' Faustinos said. ``We've got a tremendous amount of support from cities in San Gabriel and Los Angeles counties.'' According to RMC's addendum, the Santa Clara River is the largest undammed river system in Southern California left largely in its natural state. It originates in the northern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains and moves west into Ventura County before meeting the Pacific Ocean. Of the 355 habitat communities listed in the state's Department of Fish and Game Natural diversity database, nine are found in Santa Clarita, including the endangered Southwestern arroyo toad. Preserving the Santa Clara River has been a hot topic in Santa Clarita. Environmentalists have filed numerous lawsuits against developers to stop construction along the river that they claim is killing endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. and destroying critical habitat. |
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