The Santa Monica Mountains, a unique transverse range, running along the western edge of Los Angeles County's LA Basin and the San Fernando Valley and ending in Ventura County, represents the collision of urban sprawl and the wild, producing enclaves that neither belong entirely to the city nor to the mountains.

The fragile balance and rhythms that evolved over thousands of years made this modest range a place like nowhere else in the world. However, improper use and mismanagement of natural resources threatens to compromise the mountains' continued existence as a viable habitat by consuming the mountains with urbanization.

For more than 25 years, Mountains Restoration Trust (MRT) has worked to preserve, protect and restore this fragile ecosystem by offering responsible preservation and restoration programs, acquiring resource-rich land, and offering educational and recreational activities to the public.