Location: Los Angeles County
Project Type: Acquisition
Status: Completed
Habitat Type: Riparian
Date Completed: 2002
Area Affected: 417 acres
Assembly District: 50
Senate District: 27
Congressional District: 33
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This project acquired approximately 417 acres of land at the lower end of Tuna Canyon to protect a perennial spring and well-developed riparian habitat.
Tuna Canyon Park as a whole preserves 1,255 acres in the mountains between Topanga and Malibu and links over 18,000 acres of contiguous protected open space from Topanga State Park west to Las Flores Canyon. More than half of the property lies within Los Angeles County Significant Ecological Area Number 10. Deep canyons and ridges support a rich mosaic of coastal Southern California plant communities including sycamore riparian woodland, coastal sage scrub and native grasslands. Tuna Creek, one of the most pristine aquatic habitats in the Santa Monica Mountains, courses through the eastern end of the property to the ocean.
