Nearly 100 #Amgen employees volunteered on #ArborDay at Cheeseboro Canyon Trail to plant Oak saplings

Amgen encourages employees who wish to #giveback to the #community by matching their #volunteer hours with a monetary donation. Check your workplace for similar programs.

#SAMOFund jointly manages an outdoors education program for 4th graders with #NPS . Originally known as Every Kid in a Park, this free of charge program brings around 20,000 kids to the park for a day of #adventure and learning with NPS & State Park Rangers

Congratulations to Eva Larson, SAMO Fund employee of the month👏👏👏 Eva has been working with National Park Service since 2007 and with Santa Monica Mountains Fund since 2020.

Read more about Eva: samofund.org/blog

#SAMOFund #employeeofthemonth #nps

It's #Endangered Species Day and Red-Legged #Frogs are in the spotlight. Put on the threatened species list in 1996, they've been trying to come back. They are currently listed as Vulnerable.

Find out how SAMO Fund is helping threatened species:
samofund.org/our-wildlife

Remembering the much-loved #WitnessTree at Paramount Ranch🌳

This enormous native oak stood for decades until it suffered severe damage in the Woolsey fire. As we rebuild #ParamountRanch , #SAMOfund plans to use the reclaimed wood in memorial projects in memory of its majesty

Ever find a mystery #wildflower on a hike?

The #SantaMonicaMountains has its own #FlowerID app! SMM Wildflowers is like having a botanist in your pocket

iPhone: ow.ly/TxQ850REWEG

Android: ow.ly/YMGB50REWEF

#wildflower week #app #naturalist #SAMOFund

May 19 is #TopangaBanjoFiddle Contest and #FolkFestival , presented by @tinyporchconcerts in partnership with #SAMOFund

Enjoy music and #familyfun at #KingGilletteRanch !

samofund.org/outdoors-calen… or tinyporchconcerts.com for more information

#musicfestival #livemusic #topanga

Oooo! Do my pre-rattlesnake photos count!?!

We’re here at Peter Strauss Ranch with Tiny Porch Concerts celebrating #MothersDay with great music, great company and the most beautiful backdrop you could ask for 😍✨🌳🌄

Happy Mother's Day to our Mother Earth

To all of the mothers out there, SAMO Fund wishes a happy and healthy Mother's Day

#MothersDay #MotherEarth #EnvironmentLove #EarthDayEveryDay #SantaMonicaMountains #SAMOFund

Spending time #outdoors is essential to everyone's health and well-being. #Explore your local parks this weekend and just soak up the Vitamin D, or snap a few photos for SAMO Fund's Annual #PhotoContest

Photo: Justin Rimon-keep

#nature #hiking #adventure #santamonicamountains

We had our first opportunity to implement Early Detection and Rapid Response ( #EDRR ). Various entities acted in concert to detect and eradicate the threat of a damaging #InvasiveSpecies

samofund.org/news

#Environmental #Naturalist #NativePlantSociety #NPS #SAMOFund

SAMOFund is a proud sponsor and partner of our very own #MountainBike Unit

The MBU undergoes extensive training to assist #NPS , #CaliforniaStateParks , and #MRCA by promoting awareness and responsible trail use

Photo: NPS/Lei De Vera

#NationalBikeMonth #SantaMonicaMountains

Need #MothersDay plans?

Don't miss The Accidentals and JEMS performing at #PeterStrauseRanch this Sunday, #May12th as the first in the Summer #Music series presented by #TinyPorchConcerts In partnership with SAMO Fund

*Must hold ticket to attend*
tinyporchconcerts.com

#SAMOFund had a busy April with multiple #EarthDay celebrations in #Calabasas , #Palisades , #ThousandOaks and #WestlakeVillage , kicking it all off at The 39th #GreatRace in #AgouraHills

Just in time for National #StewardshipWeek !

#SAMOFund with #NPS Rangers Cathy Schoonmaker, Preston DeCorte, Ken Lowe and Kalli Martinez, celebrated 28 new Stewards for the #SantaMonicaMountains at their graduation from the #CaliforniaNaturalist program

Last chance to share your feedback on Room to Grow, the first Community Forest Management Plan (CFMP) for LA County!

ow.ly/I6Xr50Rv2yY

Open for public comment until May 8

#SustainableLA #UrbanForestry #CommunityTrees #FutureOfTrees #LAUrbanPlanning #LAUFMP

Sound Journey: FREE Interactive Live Concert
Sat, May 4 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM
@ #KingGilletteRanch

Free event, free parking. Limited space - reservations required
samofund.org/outdoors-calen…

#Music #LiveConcert #KingGilletteRanch #OutdoorConcert #LocalEvents #FreeEvent

Capturing Light: Fused Glass #ArtExhibit
@ #KingGilletteRanch
Artists Reception: Sun, May 5 | 1 PM - 3 PM
Exhibit runs Wed - Sun, 9 AM - 4 PM through June 30

ow.ly/eaSW50Rr2sU

#GlassArt #SantaMonicaMountains #LocalArtists