Our Activities and Events
The Santa Monica Mountains Fund seeks to support, not replace, the park
agencies working to preserve and promote the Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area. We do things on their behalf, when lack of funds or
authority limit their abilities. For example, while national parks can
accept donations, they are not allowed to ask for them; that's something the
Fund does on their behalf. They also are limited in their ability to
hold funds for more than one year or earn interest on the money in the
interim; those are also where we help.
Our largest project at present, is helping pay for the publication of the
OUTDOORS Quarterly Calendar through collected donations. We also
assist in maintaining the calendar's current mailing list. Without
assistance of this sort, this seasonal guide to events and activities
throughout the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area might well
cease to exist.
Two principal fund-raising events occurred in 2007. In February, with
the generous support and active participation of actor Ricky Schroeder and
his wife Andrea, the Fund held PUMA'07, raising funds to support on-going
mountain lion research. In May, the Santa Monica Mountains Fund
partnered with the National Park Service to host the third annual Native
Plant Fair. Learn more by clicking the navigation buttons on the left
side of this page.
We also work to support better public understanding and involvement of the
national recreation area. In 2006, we made available over
five-thousand dollars worth of radio equipment for use by volunteers
patrolling the park's many trail. This year, the Fund was privileged
to make it possible for the National Park Service to publish the National
Recreation Area's first
Year
In Review of program highlights and accomplishments in 2006. You can read the articles appearing in the "Year in Review" on this website by clicking the "Park Projects" button on the top menu.
