Location: Los Angeles County
Project Type: Acquisition
Status: Completed
Habitat Type: Riparian
Date Completed: 2001
Area Affected: 120 acres
Assembly District: 50
Senate District: 27
Congressional District: 33
Project Lead/Grantee:
Mountains Restoration Trust (Jo Kitz 818-591-1701)
For more information, visit scwrp.org
This project acquired approximately 120 acres in the Upper Topanga watershed including Zuniga Pond, a man-made pond near Upper Zuniga Road, to protect western pond turtle habitat, a state-listed species of special concern.
This acquisition permanently protects both the northern section of unique rock formations and the historic pond containing a regionally significant population of Southwestern pond turtles. The willow-encircled pond provides a year-round water source for wildlife and is one of the more beautiful settings in the Santa Monica Mountains.
