OUTPOST.Helping hands: Hands Across the Parklands, a fund-raising event scheduled for April 19, is designed to be a 54-mile chain of people linking hands along Mulholland Drive For the motion picture, see . Mulholland Drive is a very well-known road in Los Angeles, California named after engineer William Mulholland. A portion of it is also called Mulholland Highway. and Mulholland Highway from the Hollywood Bowl to the beach at Leo Carrillo State Park Leo Carrillo State Park, Malibu, California is the closest Pacific Ocean beach to Thousand Oaks, California. To get to this beach from inland, one must travel a mountain road (either Decker Canyon Road (Highway 23) or Mulholland Highway) which can be quite hazardous. . The event will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table). . Donations are encouraged to maintain the mountain range's parklands. The human chain will clasp CLASP - Computer Language for AeronauticS and Programming hands promptly at 10 a.m., and participants are encouraged to picnic afterward in local recreation areas. Information: (818) 906-6688. Someone's listening: The River Ranger District of the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los is soliciting comments on planned improvements for six district trailheads and the reconstruction of the Doc Larsen Trail. The trailheads selected for improvement are the Colby-Strawberry Peak; Grizzly Flats; Stonehead Canyon; Pacific Crest-Soledad Off-Highway Vehicle; Condor Peak Trailhead, on the west side of Big Tujunga Canyon Road; and Oak Springs Trailhead. The River Ranger District seeks to make the trailheads safe, enjoyable and environmentally acceptable to trail users. Readers are invited to suggest improvements for parking areas, signage, hitching posts, bicycle racks, restroom locations and any other trailhead improvements. The district also plans to improve the Doc Larsen Trail, making it more enjoyable for hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers. Comments are invited for installation of retaining walls, erosion structures and drainage crossings. Suggestions may be dropped off or mailed to, the Tujunga Work Center, 12371 N. Little Tujunga Road, San Fernando, Calif., 91342, or faxed to (818) 899-6727. Information and more specific locations of selected trailheads: (818) 899-1900. Virtual Caribbean: Sailing the 300-foot, four-masted tall ship the Legacy, former California Yacht Club Commodore Frank M. Gleberman and two dozen yacht club members cruised through the Virgin Islands to Trunk Bay, Caneel Bay, Tortola, Saint John and others bays, then stopped for a few days to recuperate re·cu·per·ate v. To return to health or strength; recover. in Miami Beach. On April 16, Commodore Gleberman will share his voyage with a slide show and discussion at the California Yacht Club, 4469 Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey. A no-host bar opens at noon, with lunch served at 12:30. The program begins at 12:50. The $11.25 fee includes lunch, parking, tax and service. No reservations are required. Information: (310) 823-4567. Wildflowers: The California Native Plant Society The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a California not-for-profit organization that seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve that flora. The CNPS was formed in 1965 in the East Bay. will host a wildflower wildflower Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. A wildflower growing where it is unwanted is considered a weed. show Saturday and Sunday, featuring displays of wildflowers and other native plants. Books, posters and indigenous plants will be offered for sale at the Michael Landon Center at Malibu Bluffs Park, on Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
Information: (310) 317-1364. --- Compiled by Jarre Fees |
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