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Date Event
February 8, 2024 Parks and Beach Accessways Closed by Recent Winter Storms
September 27, 2023 Senator Maria Elena Durazo, Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, State Parks Director Armando Quintero Present $1.2 Million Grant to Restore Northeast Los Angeles, Antelope Valley Parkland
July 17, 2023 Rudy J. Ortega, Jr., LHD Appointed to Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Governing Board
May 29, 2023 Los Angeles River Recreation Zones Open for Tenth Season
May 21, 2023 Sheila James Kuehl Nature Preserve at Ladyface Mountain Dedicated
January 3, 2023 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Acquires Some of the Most Visually Stunning and Botanically Sensitive Open Space in the City of Agoura Hills
December 19, 2022 Public, Private Partners Secure Permanent Protection of Banning Ranch
July 7, 2022 6,000 Acres of Prime Open Space in Northern Los Angeles County Now Protected
May 26, 2022 The Los Angeles River Recreation Zone Opens its Ninth Season on Memorial Day, May 30, 2022
April 21, 2022 Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and Mountains Recreation Authority Acquire Public Land Over 30 Years to Protect the Liberty Canyon Wildlife Corridor
December 1, 2021 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Completes Acquisition of 325-Acre Triangle Ranch at the Gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
August 20, 2021 Questions and Answers about MRCA Parkland and COVID-19 Restrictions
August 18, 2021 MRCA Acquires Key 320 Acres of Parkland Adjacent to Chino Hills State Park
June 11, 2021 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Announces New Environmental Equity Officer
May 24, 2021 MRCA Opens Los Angeles River Recreation Zone with Kayaking on May 31, 2021
January 29, 2021 Questions & Answers About MRCA-Managed Parks and Trails During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Updated January 29, 2021
December 22, 2020 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, Trust for Public Land Preserve Nearly 1,200 acres of Prime Open Space and Wildlife Habitat
November 4, 2020 New 92-acre Carbon Canyon Open Space Dedicated in Malibu
September 5, 2020 MRCA Closes Some Parks and Backcountry Trails Because of Extreme Weather Through September 8, 2020
July 24, 2020 MRCA Receives Donation of 20 Acres of Santa Monica Mountains Open Space In Woodland Hills
July 1, 2020 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Beach and Park Closures for July 4 2020 Weekend
May 20, 2020 Los Angeles River Recreation Zones to Open on Memorial Day Without Kayaking
May 9, 2020 MRCA Parks and Trails Now Open
February 21, 2020 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Opens Spectacular New 257-acre Parkland in Chatsworth Hills
September 29, 2019 Los Angeles River Recreation Zone Closed for the Season
September 25, 2019 Brian Baldauf Named Chief of Watershed Planning
August 7, 2019 LA City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield Introduces Motion to Bring MRCA Ranger Patrol to LA River in Canoga Park
June 19, 2019 Envison Confluence Park
March 12, 2019 Learn More about Los Angeles River Revitalization and Share Your Views
January 30, 2019 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Parks Opens Parks Previously Closed by the Woolsey Fire
January 2, 2019 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Receives 226-acre Donation of Prime Wildlife Linkage Near Interstate 5 West of Castaic Lake
December 10, 2018 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority List of Park Closures Due to Woolsey Fire
October 30, 2018 Mujeras de la Tierra, MRCA to Honor Fallen Park Rangers at Dia de los Muertos Procession and Altar
October 24, 2018 Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Awarded $3 Million for the Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing over the US-101 Freeway
September 30, 2018 The Los Angeles River Recreation Zone is Closed for the Season
September 28, 2018 MRCA Acquires 170-acre Triangle Ranch at the Gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
September 21, 2018 MRCA Announces Public Hearing for Mission Canyon Park Mitigated Negative Declaration
September 10, 2018 Dan Paranick, District Manager of Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District Appointed to MRCA Board
August 27, 2018 MRCA Acquires 98 Acres of New Parkland in Liberty Canyon Wildlife Corridor in Agoura Hills
May 28, 2018 MRCA Opens Los Angeles River Recreation Zone on Memorial Day
April 13, 2018 MRCA Acquires New 111-Acre Parkland in Big Tujunga Wash
July 6, 2017 Alex von Furstenberg Donates Key Santa Monica Mountains Open Space in Malibu to Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
November 18, 2016 New 71-Acre Parkland Named for Senator Fran Pavley