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Things looked pretty black (and awfully smoky) when the Thomas Fire raged through Ojai in early December, charring 1,500 acres of OVLC protected open space and some 20 miles of trails. We closed our Valley View and Ventura River preserves for a brief time to assess the damage, then got busy with staff and volunteers to clear downed trees and rock fall. The result? All of our lands are open for your enjoyment, while Forest Service lands remain officially closed.

While spring rains are bringing beautiful renewal to the Valley, there’s still much work to be done to fully restore OVLC lands. Bridges, benches, culverts, and dozens of trail signs burned. Kiosks were destroyed and trails need tread work. We’ll be working for several years until the hillsides are again stable and all of the infrastructure is replaced. On a positive note, it is an ideal time to look into the possibility of building new trails.

All of this costs a considerable sum of money, and it wasn’t in the budget.

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