More than $52 million has been spent protecting land across the Santa Clarita Valley and city leaders say even more is on the way. At Tuesday night’s Open Space Preservation District Financial Accountability and Audit Panel meeting, city staff and committee members highlighted the program’s growth and what still lies ahead. A growing investment in open space Since the program ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, recently voted in support of an act in the House of Representatives to further protect Santa Clarita’s Rim of the Valley. On Feb. 26, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act (PAW), an act that is an accumulation of bills from California, Washington, Colorado, and Arizona aimed at incorporating ...

Over 100 acres of open space is set to be acquired by the City of Santa Clarita during the City Council meeting Tuesday, adding to the greenbelt around the Santa Clarita Valley. The three parcels of land, northeast of Santa Clarita near Spring Canyon Road next to the 14 Freeway, total about 102 acres with a purchase price of about ...

The United States House of Representatives has passed Wednesday the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, which would preserve open space in the Santa Clarita Valley, officials said. The measure was introduced by Representative Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, that would add nearly 200,000 acres of land to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA), including land in the Santa ...

The Taylor Trailhead, Santa Clarita’s newest hiking location, is celebrating the official grand opening this month with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The City of Santa Clarita is set to host an event on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. to celebrate the new Taylor Trailhead at Rivendale ...

Nearly 200 acres of property, located near the new development in San Francisquito Canyon, are available for the city council to purchase at their Tuesday meeting. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The 176 acre plot, which is just north of the Tesoro del Valle community and north of the city border, ...

The Santa Clarita community is invited to celebrate National Trails Day this weekend by hitting one of the city’s many hiking trails or attending a family-friendly event hosted by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation Saturday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. National Trails Day is designed to bring ...