Mountains Restoration Trust
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.
For more than 30 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.
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Shop and Help Support Mountains Restoration Trust!
On Wednesday, May 22nd shopping at Whole Foods Market in Woodland Hils also supports Mountains Restoration Trust! Whole Foods Market will graciously donate 5% of all of the NET sales that day to MRT. Plan on coming by and bring a friend to the Whole Foods Market located at : 21347 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills, Ca 91364
Writing to Make a Difference: A Workshop for Teens
(entering 9th graders and high school students welcome!)
Want to get your writing published? Want to spend some time in nature? And want to learn to write in service of an idea or a cause? Then Mountains Restoration Trust has a summer opportunity for you – and you can get 10 community service hours too. The workshop will combine nature outings with writing instruction, group discussion and instructor critique. Each student gets to compose a finished piece of writing (500 words or less), which will be published in Mountains Restoration Trust`s Nature Writing Anthology.
When: Meets four consecutive Tuesdays, July 2 through July 23 at 5:00 - 7:30 PM
Where: Headwaters Corner, Masson House, 23075 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA 91302.
How many can attend: Participation is limited to 15 students.
Materials Fee: $25 per student (includes a copy of the anthology).
Registration: Students must submit a completed application to be considered.
+ Download Application Form ( Word )
+ Download Application Form ( Text )
+ Download Application Form ( Word )
+ Download Application Form ( Text )
Email the Application Form as soon as possible to Laura Peters at lpeters@mountainstrust.org. Bring the Parental Consent Form SIGNED to the first workshop!
Community Service: Students will receive 10 hours community service for participation in this class.
Workshop leader: Penelope Grenoble, PhD
Bio: 30 years covering environmental issues in Southern California; Three Los Angeles Press Club Awards; USC Annenberg Journalism Fellowship; Author of two books featuring the landscape of Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains; Writing workshops and for teens and adults; Guest lecturer at USC and Cal State Northridge. For more information go to www.grenoblewrites.com
Dr. Jane Goodall and Pierce Brosnan visit MRT
I`ve visited restoration projects all over the world, and it always amazes me how Mother Nature restores herself. People will say there`s nothing you can do. But there is. God bless all of you who are doing it.
Jane Goodall, primatologist and conservationist
Highlights of 2012; Help for 2013
MRT made great progress this year in its ongoing mission to preserve and protect the mountain experience! With our members` and volunteers` help, we accomplished:
Acquiring two of the three remaining parcels along the Cold Creek High Trail.
Expanding our native plant nursery project and successfully nurtured over 2,000 new native trees, plants, and grasses used at our restoration sites.
Organizing over 1250 volunteers who worked over 4,700 hours to eradicate non native species.
Engaging over 5,000 students through our docent, Youth Naturalist and school programs to care about their environment.
However, our job is never done.
As the population of the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area continues to grow and urban sprawl collides with wild lands, the need to protect the Santa Monicas increases exponentially. MRT`s stewardship role in restoration and its leadership in public outreach and environmental education are essential to the future health of these mountains.
This holiday season please put the Santa Monica Mountains on your donation list by giving to MRT. Your year-end gift will allow us to continue our work preserving and protecting this remarkable resource and very special haven. Every dollar helps. Every individual makes a difference.
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