Whether you’re a student looking to gain experience in the recreation and leisure services to get an entry level job or want to meet the requirements to transfer to a 4 year college in the field, the College of the Canyons Recreation Management Program can set you up for success.
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Angeles National Forest Fire Officials Raise Fire Danger Level As Summer Continues
Due to extreme heat and brush, the Angeles National Forest (ANF) Fire Officials will raise the Fire Danger Level from “High” to “Very High” in the mountains surrounding Los Angeles on Friday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Elevating the fire danger enhances public awareness that wildfire probability increases as temperatures rise ...
Read More »Fish And Wildlife Official Discusses ‘People Problem’ After Bear Sightings
Bears in Southern California and the Santa Clarita Valley are a way of life, a Fish and Wildlife official said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. After at least a handful of sightings in the last two weeks, that much is clear to residents, bears and law enforcement officials, who have ...
Read More »Santa Clarita To Spend $1.5M On Open Space Purchases
Santa Clarita is expected to approve another $1.5 million in land buys to add to it’s Open Space Preservation District, or OSPD, a “greenbelt” of nature and wildlife that surrounds city limits. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The most recent planned purchases would add 319 acres, according to the City Council ...
Read More »2017 KHTS Home And Garden Show: Placerita Nature Center
Placerita Nature Center With its rich history of human activity Placerita Canyon Natural Area, the native Tataviam people harvested acorns gathered from the oak trees as the main source of their diet. In 1769 the Santa Clarita Valley commissioned the Portola Expedition and in turn ushered in the mission era. Francisco Lopez discovered gold near the Oak of the Golden ...
Read More »Placerita Canyon Nature Center Hosts Ribbon Cutting After Renovations
Placerita Canyon Nature Center officials held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony Wednesday morning to showcase renovations that were years in the making. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The project cost more than $1.4 million in improvements to the museum which now includes three large dioramas depicting Placerita Canyons primary ecosystems complete ...
Read More »Renovations To Be Unveiled At Placerita Canyon Nature Center Museum
As part of $1.4 million in improvements: Displays depicting canyon’s three ecosystems, freshwater aquarium, bird-viewing area and new animal enclosures which is debuting Feb. 25. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. New and exciting dimensions are being added to a facility devoted to educating the public about native animals, plants and natural resources, ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Valley Family Donates Property For Open Space
A long-time Santa Clarita family recently donated nearly 5 acres of land to the city for open space preservation. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. On Dec. 23, 2014, Bob and Wendy Stevenson donated 4.91 acres of land to the city of Santa Clarita. This gift of approximately ten acres of property is ...
Read More »Placerita Canyon Nature Center To Receive Facility Improvements
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a measure Tuesday to grant funds to improve facilities at Placerita Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced.
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