Palos Verdes-South Bay Sierra Club
Category: Palos Verdes Nature Preserve
Land Conservancy reduces fire risk in Palos Verdes Nature Preserve
Arborist crew removing acacia shrubs from the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve. Photo: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy/pvplc.org By Adrienne Mohan, Executive Director Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy While some wildfires are part of nature’s natural cycle, the images of flames…
Read MoreThe Gnatcatcher Saves Coastal Habitat
By Barbara Dye, former Executive Director of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy The Rancho Palos Verdes Natural Communities Conservation Plan (NCCP), which gave us the nature preserve, all started because of a small, gray bird, the coastal California gnatcatcher,…
Read MoreNight Hikes in the Preserve Are Back!
By Bill Lavoie, Vice Chair, Membership and Outreach After much work by the Rancho Palos Verdes city staff and the Palos Verdes South Bay group of the Sierra Club the winter night hike permits are back. To refresh, last year…
Read MoreEnjoy the nature preserve? Comment on the NCCP by May 6.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife are evaluating the City Council-approved Draft City of Rancho Palos Verdes NCCP/HCP and associated documents and are seeking public comment in accordance with their permit decision processes.
Read MoreDec. 18: Support Hiking Access to the Preserve
In August, the city of Rancho Palos Verdes decided to discontinue the night hiking permit for the Sierra Club in the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve. RPV is also considering limiting the number of parking spaces near the preserve on Forrestal…
Read MoreIt’s Your Preserve…
…whether you live in RPV or not. Concerned about landslide mitigation, trail access or other issues related to the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve? You can stay current on RPV City Council meeting agendas by visiting the online calendar of events
Read MoreRPV Ends Night Hiking Permit for PV Nature Preserve
More Hiking Access Limits Coming? By Kevin Schlunegger and Al Sattler As of August 22, 2018, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has decided to discontinue the night hiking permit for the Sierra Club to access Portuguese Bend Reserve in…
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