To Our Ojai Community:

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we recover from the damage from the Thomas Fire on our trails. In the coming months trails will likely open and close depending on rain and changing trail conditions. Click here for current information and trail notifications »
Photo By: Chad Ress

About the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy

Mission: To protect and restore the natural landscapes of the Ojai Valley forever.

Your donation supports the protection of open space in the Ojai Valley.

The OVLC is a nonprofit, non-governmental, land protection organization supported by private donations. We work to protect and restore the natural landscapes of the Ojai Valley forever.

In the Ojai Valley, the OVLC manages roughly 2,300 acres of open space—this is an area roughly equal in size to 2/3 of the City of Ojai. Of this, 2,000 acres are open free for public access—this is five times as much land in this area as is managed, for free public access, by the City of Ojai and Ventura County combined. This includes 4.5 of the 16 miles of the Ventura River. On these lands the OVLC maintains 27 miles of trail, guides hundreds of visitors, and hosts tens of thousands of school children, hikers, equestrians, and others each year.

Open space protected by the OVLC is preserved in perpetuity for the benefit of the community. Working with willing landowners on a voluntary basis, land is either protected by its acquisition or through a land conservation agreement.

Our donors make all of this possible. Join today to do your part in protecting Ojai.

Click here to learn about our Conservation Priority Areas »

Click here to learn about our Conservation Criteria »

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Our donors make all of this possible. Join today to do your part in protecting Ojai »

Founded in 1987, the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2012. Click here to see a short film on the history of the OVLC.

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