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Two years after volunteers embarked on the path to plant 100,000 native plants at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California, the task is nearly complete.

RESTORATION JUBILATION—Jordan Black of West Hollywood and Angel Flores of Los Angeles participate in the final installment of a native tree and shrub planting program March 25 under the direction of the National Park Service. The project sites included Rancho Sierra Vista in Newbury Park and also Paramount and Peter Strauss ranches in Agoura. Photos

TOKENS OF APPRECIATION—Mike Malone, a popular volunteer coordinator with the National Park Service who recently retired, receives a book showcasing some of the more than 100 Eagle Scout projects he mentored while working as an NPS volunteer. Photos by SUSAN WEINGINGER/Acorn Newspapers Left, park ranger Ken Low gives Malone a commemorative Paramount Ranch movie director’s

I have lived in the Conejo Valley since 1993. I have raised my two sons here and ridden my horses for over 25 years all over our Santa Monica trail system. I know Paramount Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park, Chesebro Park and Sycamore Canyon trail systems as well as I know the inside and outside

We asked you to name your favorite gone-too-soon race tracks, the circuits that became malls, golf courses, or residential subdivisions.

SO LONG!—Mike Malone, retired volunteer coordinator of the National Park Service, will be guest of honor at the upcoming event. Acorn file photo Boy Scout Troop 127 and the Las Virgenes Scouting Alumni Association will host a special day to honor Mike Malone, the recently retired National Park Service volunteer coordinator. “Scouting’s Salute to Mike

MENTOR—Retired National Park Service Ranger Mike Malone, shown here in January giving a presentation at the Stagecoach Inn Museum, will be honored by local Boy Scouts at an event on Feb. 26. Acorn file photo Boy Scout Troop 127 and the Las Virgenes Scouting Alumni Association will host a special day to honor Mike Malone,

“Can I just tell you how fabulous you are,” a friendly, middle-aged woman with a warm smile says to 84-year-old legendary music photographer Henry Diltz as she walks toward the corner booth of a busy San Fernando Valley diner, where he is eating lunch. With his long white hair pulled back into a low ponytail … The Accidental Photographer Read More » The post The Accidental Photographer appeared first on SPIN.

TOUR GUIDE— In early 2018, before the Woolsey fire carved a path of destruction through the area, guide Mike Malone, at left, talks about the history of Paramount Ranch in Agoura during his “Around the World in 90 Minutes” program. Malone, who is moving to New York, will lead his final movie tour Dec. 17.

TOUR GUIDE—In early 2018, before the Woolsey fire carved a path of destruction through the park, guide Mike Malone talks about the history of Paramount Ranch during his “Around the World in 90 Minutes” program at the Agoura venue. Malone, who is moving to New York, will lead his final movie tour on Dec. 17.