SAMO Fund News
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November 2024
- Nov 13, 2024 Wildlife After The Woolsey Fire: Research Recovery Project Exhibit Nov 13, 2024
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October 2024
- Oct 1, 2024 ‘From Petals to Pixels’ by Spectrum News Oct 1, 2024
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September 2024
- Sep 23, 2024 SAMO Youth benefits from the National Park Foundation Service Corps Grant Sep 23, 2024
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August 2024
- Aug 28, 2024 18,000 Milkweed Given in 2024, thanks to The Challenge Cost Share Grant Aug 28, 2024
- Aug 24, 2024 Happy Birthday SAMO Youth! Aug 24, 2024
- Aug 22, 2024 Hollow Coves Brunch Aug 22, 2024
- Aug 21, 2024 Samily Poem by SAMO Youth Alumni Aug 21, 2024
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June 2024
- Jun 19, 2024 A Special Screening Jun 19, 2024
- Jun 5, 2024 Deanna & The National Park Foundation in DC Jun 5, 2024
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May 2024
- May 30, 2024 VCCF’s Educational Series on Animal Welfare May 30, 2024
- May 30, 2024 SAMO Fund and VCCF Environmental Initiative May 30, 2024
- May 23, 2024 Oak Saplings And Amgen! May 23, 2024
- May 15, 2024 Sign up now open to run for the ranch this summer! May 15, 2024
- May 15, 2024 Eva Larson – Employee Of The Month May 15, 2024
- May 15, 2024 Seeds of Change: Empowering Youth In Restoring Native Habitat May 15, 2024
- May 10, 2024 Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) May 10, 2024
- May 9, 2024 Congratulations Javier! May 9, 2024
- May 8, 2024 Bikes on patrol May 8, 2024
- May 8, 2024 SAMO fund celebrates 28 New stewards for the mountains May 8, 2024
- May 8, 2024 Exploring the SMMNRA: California Naturalists Visit the Rancho Sierra Vista Native Plant Nursery May 8, 2024
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April 2024
- Apr 23, 2024 SAMO Fund is Agoura Hills Business of the Month! Apr 23, 2024
- Apr 16, 2024 Seeds of Change: Empowering youth in Restoring Native Habitat - thanks to SoCal Gas Climate Champions Apr 16, 2024
- Apr 16, 2024 Exploring the SMMNRA: California Naturalists and Paramount Ranch Apr 16, 2024
- Apr 15, 2024 LA’S First Native Seed Production Farm! Apr 15, 2024
- Apr 15, 2024 put your refund to good use Apr 15, 2024
- Apr 11, 2024 Exploring the SMMNRA: California Naturalists and Turret bees Apr 11, 2024
- Apr 8, 2024 ‘A New Old West is rising in the California Mountains’: RECENT ARTICLE ABOUT PARAMOUNT RANCH’s RECONSTRUCTION Apr 8, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 31, 2024 Closures for Cougars Mar 31, 2024
- Mar 28, 2024 Exploring the SMMNRA: California Naturalists Visit the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Mar 28, 2024
- Mar 27, 2024 Exploring the SMMNRA: California Naturalists Visit King Gillette Ranch Mar 27, 2024
- Mar 8, 2024 The Growth of Women in Environmental Fields Mar 8, 2024
- Mar 4, 2024 Native Species Planting (City of Agoura Hills/Cheeseboro Cyn Project) Mar 4, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 14, 2024 John Ballard Feb 14, 2024
- Feb 7, 2024 Responsible Pet Owners Month Feb 7, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 23, 2024 New job opportunity Jan 23, 2024
- Jan 23, 2024 2023 Annual Photo Competition award ceremony Jan 23, 2024
- Jan 2, 2024 workshop alert! Jan 2, 2024
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December 2023
- Dec 7, 2023 MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID SZYMANSKI! Dec 7, 2023
- Dec 5, 2023 NPF 2023 Service Corps Grant Dec 5, 2023
- Dec 1, 2023 We're a 4 star charity and we couldn't be more proud Dec 1, 2023
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November 2023
- Nov 27, 2023 Ranger Mary, engages the next generation Nov 27, 2023
- Nov 22, 2023 the Annual Friends Alliance Meeting Nov 22, 2023
- Nov 14, 2023 Our Rockstar Staff Nov 14, 2023
- Nov 13, 2023 Leadership conejo Nov 13, 2023
- Nov 7, 2023 making a comeback! Nov 7, 2023
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October 2023
- Oct 31, 2023 samo Fund is a SoCal climate champion Oct 31, 2023
- Oct 17, 2023 Archaeology Day Oct 17, 2023
- Oct 15, 2023 Imagine a world without SMMNRA… Oct 15, 2023
- Oct 13, 2023 Don’t forget to enter our annual photography contest! Oct 13, 2023
- Oct 12, 2023 Thousand oaks Street Fair Oct 12, 2023
- Oct 4, 2023 Explore SAMO was a hit! Oct 4, 2023
- Oct 2, 2023 Paramount Ranch - crews start construction Oct 2, 2023
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September 2023
- Sep 29, 2023 Remember to Place Your Final Bids! Auction Closes tonight! Sep 29, 2023
- Sep 21, 2023 Amazing Week for local monarchs and native plants - Sign up now! Sep 21, 2023
- Sep 20, 2023 Online Auction Sep 20, 2023
- Sep 13, 2023 Restoring monarch butterflies — one milkweed plant at a time Sep 13, 2023
- Sep 12, 2023 Cactus Scrub Test Sep 12, 2023
- Sep 7, 2023 Update: A Night with Taylor Goldsmith Sep 7, 2023
- Sep 5, 2023 #ExploreSAMO - Join us at West tasting room Sep 5, 2023
- Sep 5, 2023 A Night with Taylor Goldsmith is fast approaching Sep 5, 2023
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August 2023
- Aug 31, 2023 CEO of the year Aug 31, 2023
- Aug 30, 2023 Urgent! Help our Friends at CLAW Citizens for Los Angeles Wildlife support AB1322 Aug 30, 2023
- Aug 18, 2023 Our New Trail Signs! Aug 18, 2023
- Aug 15, 2023 Small changes can make a significant impact: Aug 15, 2023
- Aug 12, 2023 Improved Cheeseboro Trailhead is Now Open! Aug 12, 2023
- Aug 9, 2023 See you next year… Aug 9, 2023
- Aug 8, 2023 This summer, SAMO Fund partnered with Outward Bound Adventures. Aug 8, 2023
- Aug 8, 2023 The unsung Heroes Underground - Mycorrhizal Fungi And the Wallis Annenberg WIldlife Crossing Aug 8, 2023
- Aug 8, 2023 Trail crew + Native plant nursery = Huge success Aug 8, 2023
- Aug 7, 2023 🦋SAMO Fund is Growing the Local Milkweed Population!🦋 Aug 7, 2023
- Aug 5, 2023 Latinos are critical to the Environmental movement Aug 5, 2023
- Aug 4, 2023 a vital part of the effort… Aug 4, 2023
- Aug 3, 2023 The Historic Santa Monica Mountains’ Backbone Trail Aug 3, 2023
- Aug 3, 2023 SAMO Summer Fun - Paramount Race Series Aug 3, 2023
- Aug 3, 2023 A way to boost the Monarch Butterfly population in the Tri-Counties for free Aug 3, 2023
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July 2023
- Jul 31, 2023 SAMO Fund Hikes Jul 31, 2023
- Jul 26, 2023 SAMO Fund and Tiny Porch Concerts Present ~ A night with Taylor Goldsmith Jul 26, 2023
- Jul 20, 2023 SAMO Summer Fun: RACE #1 Photos Jul 20, 2023
- Jul 17, 2023 1st Annual Native Milkweed Mania and Potluck! Jul 17, 2023
- Jul 12, 2023 Horse Program with Conner Hallmark - Wed August 2 at 9am Jul 12, 2023
- Jul 5, 2023 Business Championship Award presented to SAMO Fund for "OYE!" Oxnard Young Ecologist Program Jul 5, 2023
- Jul 2, 2023 Run For The Ranch Jul 2, 2023
- Jul 1, 2023 Meet the Staff: Antonio Sanchez Jul 1, 2023
- Jul 1, 2023 SAMO Fund Employee Takes on New Job Jul 1, 2023
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June 2023
- Jun 28, 2023 Rim of the Valley Corridor Jun 28, 2023
- Jun 27, 2023 Local KCLU Podcast Follows three MountAin LIONS Jun 27, 2023
- Jun 21, 2023 SAMO Fund's Quiet Role Staffing the Nursery for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Jun 21, 2023
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May 2023
- May 3, 2023 TAK At the national Seed conference May 3, 2023
- May 3, 2023 ANNA FLORES: SAMO YOUTH INTERN May 3, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 28, 2023 2023 Topanga Banjo Fiddle contest & Folk Festival Apr 28, 2023
- Apr 25, 2023 SAMO Fund At Conejo Valley Non-Profit mixer Apr 25, 2023
- Apr 22, 2023 Meet SAMO Fund April Employee of the month, Talisa Garcia! Apr 22, 2023
- Apr 19, 2023 Join the city nature Challenge on A Ranger guided HIke Apr 19, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 29, 2023 KALLI MARTINEZ - SAMO FUND EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH Mar 29, 2023
- Mar 28, 2023 LA Times: Humans are the GreatesT peril to mountain Lions Mar 28, 2023
- Mar 26, 2023 100,000 new Plants in the SANTA MONICA Mountains Mar 26, 2023
- Mar 25, 2023 DESIGN SAMO fund’s 2023 Ornament: Competition is now open! Mar 25, 2023
- Mar 14, 2023 Break THE POISON Chain Lawn signs Mar 14, 2023
- Mar 8, 2023 Naming ANIMALS and Wildlife conservation efforts Mar 8, 2023
- Mar 6, 2023 P-22 laid to rest in a tribal ceremony in the santa monica mountains Mar 6, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 27, 2023 Samo Employee of the month: Darren Davis Feb 27, 2023
- Feb 24, 2023 Tiny Porch Concerts and SAMO Fund announce Summer line up Feb 24, 2023
- Feb 23, 2023 SAMO Fund Intern to Run 5th L.A. Marathon Feb 23, 2023
- Feb 15, 2023 Help Put p-22 on a stamp Feb 15, 2023
- Feb 9, 2023 National Park Foundation and Partners in Washington DC Feb 9, 2023
- Feb 8, 2023 DARLYN PRIETO From Samo Youth Feb 8, 2023
- Feb 3, 2023 SAMO Youth Honored with award from LA County Supervisor Feb 3, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 15, 2023 SAMO FUND EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH! Jan 15, 2023
- Jan 14, 2023 COMMUNITY IN RESTORATION - Career Panel Recording Jan 14, 2023
- Jan 10, 2023 SHEILA BRADON MEMORIAL ANNUAL PHOTO COMPETITION Winners and Exhibition Jan 10, 2023
- Jan 10, 2023 Grant Announcement from S. MarK Taper Foundation for Santa Monica Mountains Fund Jan 10, 2023
- Jan 5, 2023 SANTA MONICA FUND ANNUAL PHOTO COMPETITION PRESENTATION Jan 5, 2023
- Jan 4, 2023 SAMO FUND’s Impact is thanks to you! With your help, we can do even more in 2023! Jan 4, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 23, 2022 Why do we plant so many Native plants when there is a drought? Dec 23, 2022
- Dec 19, 2022 P22: An Icon and an inspiration Dec 19, 2022
- Dec 10, 2022 COMMUNITY IN RESTORATION - Career Panel (Copy) Dec 10, 2022
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November 2022
- Nov 15, 2022 ADDITIONAL SONIC BOOM PHOTOS! Nov 15, 2022
- Nov 13, 2022 WHY WE NEED THE WILDLIFE CROSSING Nov 13, 2022
- Nov 9, 2022 Mountain Lions Publication Nov 9, 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 28, 2022 Congratulations ASHLEY! Oct 28, 2022
- Oct 27, 2022 SONIC Boom - MORE Photos! Oct 27, 2022
- Oct 17, 2022 SONIC BOOM - A HUGE THANK you! Oct 17, 2022
- Oct 14, 2022 Start your collection of digital assets and fund wildfire prevention in California Oct 14, 2022
- Oct 13, 2022 SHRUBS IN The Santa Monica Mountains Oct 13, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 28, 2022 Rewilding the santa Monica Moutains Sep 28, 2022
- Sep 21, 2022 The plant nursery for the wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Sep 21, 2022
- Sep 20, 2022 Oxnard Young Ecologists receive $56,540 in donation funding Sep 20, 2022
- Sep 13, 2022 Rewilding California project reaches halfway milestone! Sep 13, 2022
- Sep 8, 2022 SAVE THE COUGARS: P-22 DAY Festival 2022 Sep 8, 2022
- Sep 1, 2022 Girls Get Outside! Sep 1, 2022
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July 2022
- Jul 18, 2022 NATIVE Milkweed giveaway to support Monarchs Jul 18, 2022
- Jul 12, 2022 The Paramount Ranch Sonic Boom Jul 12, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 25, 2022 Enter the 2022 Outdoors Photo Contest! Jun 25, 2022
- Jun 22, 2022 Introducing SAMO Fund’s New Executive Director, Deanna Armbruster Jun 22, 2022
- Jun 16, 2022 ZUMA Creek Bridge Dedication Ceremony Jun 16, 2022
- Jun 7, 2022 PETER STRAUSS RANCH REOPENS! Jun 7, 2022
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May 2022
- May 26, 2022 SaMO Fund Annual Reports May 26, 2022
- May 23, 2022 Hiking the backbone trail - Part 11: TIPS AND TRICKS FOR THE BACKBONE TRAIL May 23, 2022
- May 19, 2022 COASTAL CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE BOOK May 19, 2022
- May 10, 2022 Hiking the backbone trail - Part 10: Trippet Ranch to Will Rogers state Park May 10, 2022
- May 4, 2022 Picnic for the Park 2022 May 4, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 26, 2022 Hiking the backbone trail - Part 9: Lois Ewen Overlook to Trippet Ranch (Topanga State Park) Apr 26, 2022
- Apr 14, 2022 Hiking the backbone trail - Part 8: Lois Ewen Overlook to Piuma ROAD Apr 14, 2022
- Apr 1, 2022 Hiking the backbone trail - Part 7: Corral Canyon trailhead to Malibu Canyon Road Apr 1, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 30, 2022 Taking Action for Monarchs! Mar 30, 2022
- Mar 29, 2022 Raptor Perches installed in the mountains Mar 29, 2022
- Mar 23, 2022 Want to work outdoors in the santa Monica Mountains? Mar 23, 2022
- Mar 23, 2022 Summer Job Opportunity In the Santa Monica Mountains Mar 23, 2022
- Mar 23, 2022 P104 Demise Mar 23, 2022
- Mar 21, 2022 Hiking the backbone trail - Part 6: Kanan Dume Road to Corral Canyon Road Mar 21, 2022
- Mar 18, 2022 Run for Paramount Ranch Mar 18, 2022
- Mar 14, 2022 Hiking the backbone trail - Part 5: Mullholland Highway to Kanan Dume Road Mar 14, 2022
- Mar 10, 2022 Hiking the backbone trail - Part 4: Mishe Mokwa to Mullholland Highway Mar 10, 2022
- Mar 7, 2022 To right a wrong: the Story of Ballard Mountain Mar 7, 2022
- Mar 7, 2022 Hiking the backbone trail - Part 3: Triunfo Pass to Sycamore Canyon Mar 7, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 28, 2022 SAMO Fund Team together again! Feb 28, 2022
- Feb 24, 2022 Animal Smells Feb 24, 2022
- Feb 23, 2022 Hiking the Backbone Trail - Part 2: Malibu creek to Piuma Road Feb 23, 2022
- Feb 22, 2022 NPS and SAMO Fund Receive funds from settlement Feb 22, 2022
- Feb 14, 2022 P-022 celebrates 10 years in Griffith PArk Feb 14, 2022
- Feb 1, 2022 Exploring the Backbone Trail: Ray Miller Trail to Big Sycamore Canyon Feb 1, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 10, 2022 National Parks Around the World Jan 10, 2022
- Jan 4, 2022 Target selects Samo Fund Jan 4, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 6, 2021 Jane Seymor returns to Paramount Ranch for a day of restoration and Reminiscing Dec 6, 2021
- Dec 2, 2021 Many thanks to Dore AND GEOFF BAKER! Dec 2, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 9, 2021 DONATION APPRECIATION GIFTS! Nov 9, 2021
- Nov 3, 2021 Meet P-99 Nov 3, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 27, 2021 LATV features Paramount Ranch Oct 27, 2021
- Oct 26, 2021 Festive date NIGHT DRIVE-IN: Love ACTUALLY Oct 26, 2021
- Oct 25, 2021 The Restoration Crew began the first of their plantings for the Re:wild project Oct 25, 2021
- Oct 14, 2021 Tailgate Jam at Paramount ranch! Oct 14, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 12, 2021 LA Times features SAMO Fund! Aug 12, 2021
- Aug 9, 2021 DATE NIGHT DRIVE IN: Grease Aug 9, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 15, 2021 SAMO Fund nominated as finalist for local non-profit of the year Jul 15, 2021
- Jul 9, 2021 Tailgate Jam Tickets on sale July 11th Jul 9, 2021
- Jul 7, 2021 Outdoors Photo Contest is open to entries Jul 7, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 4, 2021 Picnic FOR THE PARK - Virtual Fundraiser Jun 4, 2021
- Jun 3, 2021 Southern California Monarch and Milkweed conference this saturday Jun 3, 2021
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May 2021
- May 14, 2021 Drive-In Screening Raises Funds To Restore Paramount Ranch - Celluloid Junkie May 14, 2021
- May 13, 2021 Renewed Fundraising Efforts Underway To Rebuild Western Town At Paramount Ranch - Article in Malibu Times May 13, 2021
- May 10, 2021 Animal crossing update - Topanga New Times May 10, 2021
- May 6, 2021 Protecting Native Wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains - The Malibu Times May 6, 2021
- May 6, 2021 Preserving our Native Plants - Spectrum News 1 May 6, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 2, 2021 Date Night - APRIL 24 2021 Apr 2, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 30, 2021 Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act Passed in House Mar 30, 2021
- Mar 16, 2021 Hiking And Backpacking In Santa Barbara And Ventura Mar 16, 2021
- Mar 11, 2021 Break the poison chain: The Malibu times Mar 11, 2021
- Mar 10, 2021 Previous Intern with the SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS FINDS IDEAL JOB AS A RESTORATION TECHNICIAN Mar 10, 2021
- Mar 8, 2021 Behind the Scenes with the Santa Monica Mountains Fund Mar 8, 2021
- Mar 4, 2021 Native Plant Nursery in ‘Beyond The Acorn’ Mar 4, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 17, 2021 Date Night Drive-In: let’s restore the ranch! Feb 17, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 3, 2020 RUN WALK RIDE featured in ‘The Acorn’ Dec 3, 2020
- Dec 2, 2020 10 week Native Plant Program starting next week! Dec 2, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 13, 2020 Run Walk Ride 2020 Thank-You! Nov 13, 2020
- Nov 4, 2020 OUTdoors Calendar 2021 Now Available! Nov 4, 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 Run WALK RIDE HAS STARTED! Nov 2, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 16, 2020 OUTDOOR PHOTO CONTEST 2020 WINNERS Oct 16, 2020
- Oct 15, 2020 Run, Walk, ride for wildlife research Oct 15, 2020
- Oct 6, 2020 Samo Fund Field Crew Update Oct 6, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 17, 2020 Love Our Park Summer Fundraiser brings in $50k - Article in The Thousand Oaks Acorn Aug 17, 2020
- Aug 17, 2020 Non-Profit Group Continues Efforts To Restore Historic Movie Set Destroyed By South Coast Wildfire - Article on KCLU Website Aug 17, 2020
- Aug 11, 2020 Top Reasons to Visit SMMNRA - The Canyon Chronicle Website Aug 11, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 8, 2020 SAMO at Home Activities Apr 8, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 23, 2020 COVID-19 Update Mar 23, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 17, 2019 How to Rodent-Proof Your House WITHOUT poison... Dec 17, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 16, 2019 Together, We're Making a Difference! Jun 16, 2019
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May 2019
- May 1, 2019 Break the Poison Chain May 1, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 30, 2019 Mountain Lion P-47 Dies from Rat Poison Apr 30, 2019
- Apr 30, 2019 Baby Bobcats in SAMO! Apr 30, 2019
- Apr 30, 2019 Superbloom Impersonator Apr 30, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 21, 2019 Local Mountain Lions in Danger of Extinction in next 50 Years - LA Times Mar 21, 2019
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September 2018
- Sep 26, 2018 SAMO Fund Receives Multiple Grants for Education and Conservation Efforts Sep 26, 2018
- Sep 26, 2018 Four New Kittens in the Santa Monica Mountains Sep 26, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 24, 2018 Condor Call Apr 24, 2018
- Apr 3, 2018 Wildflowers in the Santa Monica Mountains Apr 3, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 14, 2018 Mountain Lion Crosses 101 Freeway at Future Site for Wildlife Bridge Mar 14, 2018
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April 2017
- Apr 26, 2017 Honored Women of the Santa Monica Mountains Apr 26, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 28, 2017 Rare Frogs Make Big Leap Mar 28, 2017
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July 2016
- Jul 29, 2016 REI Grant Supports Restoration and Trail Work! Jul 29, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 21, 2016 SAMO Youth starts work! Jun 21, 2016
- Jun 8, 2016 Backbone Trail Dedication Jun 8, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 9, 2016 Meet the Fund's student volunteer, Nicole Mar 9, 2016
- Mar 2, 2016 National Park Service Truck Hits Streets of L.A. Mar 2, 2016
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May 2015
- May 23, 2015 Thousand Oaks Youth Recognition for Satwiwa High School Interns May 23, 2015
- May 15, 2015 National Trails Day!!! May 15, 2015