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Blazing Star Arts Fused Glass will present a solo show and sale benefitting the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area from September 3 to October 29. The show, “Glass Reflections, Nature’s Inspiration,” features handmade artwork and functional art glass inspired by the Western National Parks and Recreation Areas.
Record heat across the southern tier of the country is creating deadly conditions for some national park visitors, including those at Death Valley National Park, where the key message was "Travel prepared to survive."
A litter of three mountain lion kittens, all females, has added to the number of the cats that roam the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and surroundings in California.
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.
Another mountain lion that roamed the Santa Monica Mountains in California appears to have been killed by a vehicle, according to National Park Service staff. A release from Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area said P-81 was likely killed by a vehicle strike Sunday, January 22.
The ongoing series of storms that has dropped more than 400 percent of the normal amount of rain California might expect has impacted multiple National Park System sites in the state. Here's a glance of some of the impacts and closures:
Age-related maladies and trauma likely caused by a collision with a vehicle led to the decision Saturday to euthanize P-22, an iconic male mountain lion that roamed the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area for more than a decade.