Each year, OVLC and CDFW Santa Barbara host and mentor four Watershed Stewards Program (WSP) Corpsmembers for their 10.5-month service term. WSP is a program of both the California Conservation Corps and AmeriCorps that places young professionals with mentors at placement sites across the state to gain experience in fisheries work, watershed science, environmental education, and community outreach. 

If you’ve visited the Ventura River Preserve recently, you may have seen riders on horseback patrolling the trails. Noel Aguilar, a volunteer with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Enforcement Unit (MEU), is helping lead a new effort to bring mounted patrols to OVLC preserves. 

OVLC recently had the opportunity for an educational field trip to the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over US-101 in Agoura Hills. That impressive project serves as an inspirational reminder of the importance of thoughtful planning for the needs of wildlife and biodiversity.