Our little valley has been very fortunate to receive above average rainfall this year. If you have visited any of the 27 miles of trails on our preserves lately, you will have noticed that the flora is drinking it up and everything is growing like crazy. That also means that we are now deep into our trail clearance season.

Warmer weather means our local reptiles are out and about! See if you can spot these local lizards.

This year OVLC celebrates 25 years of work at the Ojai Meadows Preserve! With the dedicated help of hundreds, “the Meadows” has become a jewel of a nature preserve. From those with the foresight to protect the ground, to those who planned the restoration, agency and community funders, the restoration leaders, field crews, and volunteers, it is safe to say that “it took a village” to create a haven in the middle of our community. It is also safe to say that saving and restoring the Meadows spurred OVLC into the organization that it has grown into today.