COME ENJOY MONTE NIDO’S GREAT ART WALK!

A treasured autumn tradition.

All types of art. Ceramics. Jewelry. Textiles. Paintings. Plants.

Home-made goodies. Unique holiday gifts created with love.

Meet new (and old) friends while strolling the neighborhood.

Map with participants & locations coming soon.

Join the MNVCA board at the monthly community meeting.

Agenda attached here.

Bring your ideas and enthusiasm, concerns and commitment. Help keep Monte Nido the beautiful, friendly, rural neighborhood we love.

Monte Nido Valley Community Association Board Elections at November 12th meeting.

Pay your MNVCA annual dues (only $75) and vote, or run!

Find your local polling place.

Don’t forget to turn your clock back one hour.

Final day of Wildlife Photography Exhibit.

(August 1-October 27, Wednesday - Sunday 9AM-4PM.)

The Woolsey Fire in 2018 remains the largest wildfire in history of the Santa Monica Mountains by acreage. The National Park Service, the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, partner agencies, and NPS volunteers collaborate to study and investigate the fire's impacts and long-lasting effects on the ecosystem and its inhabitants. With the use of wildlife camera traps, biologists gain a better sense of what lives, breathes, and zooms through the Santa Monica Mountains and nearby mountain ranges. Visit the King Gillette Ranch Visitor Center during operating hours in August, September, and October to see highlight wildlife research images from the Woolsey Fire Recovery camera project on display. Take a look at research data including images of wildlife behavior rarely seen in-person, photos of collared animals, and site comparisons over the years.

Monte Nido residents,

please attend our community’s FIRE SAFETY MEETING

on Monday, October 21st at 6pm at the Salvation Army Camp.

• Captain Pisors and Station 67 crew will speak about “Ready, Set, Go!” & more.

• Presentation about forming a Fire Wise Community.

• Home Hardening consultant.

• Arson Watch neighborhood volunteers.

Whether you are a veteran of many years or a newcomer to Monte Nido,

this is always important information!

October is California Archaeology Month, and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is celebrating it with Archaeology Day!

Bring the entire family to King Gillette Ranch to join us in celebrating International Archaeology Day! This event is family friendly with activities for people of all ages!

Performance schedule:

9:30am - Opening Blessing and Presentation of Chumash Culture through Songs and Stories by Dennis Garcia, Chumash/ Fernandeno Tataviam Elder

11:00am - What Lies Beneath: Historical Archaeology at Los Angeles State Historic Park by Barbara Tejada. (California State Parks)

12:00pm - Talepop through Time: The Archeology of CA-LAN-229 by Nicole Kulaga. (National Park Service)

1:00pm - Down the Chute: Excavation of the Crags Country Club Cellar at Malibu Creek State Park by Ann Stansell (California State Parks)

All-day activities:

• Dig up "artifacts" like an archaeologist in the hands-on excavation box

• Practice throwing an atlatl spear or a rabbit stick at a target

• Watch flint knapping demonstrations as experts turn stone into arrowheads

• See genuine local artifacts on display

• Learn more about history and prehistory with our hands-on replica artifact tables

• Learn about the difference between archaeologists and paleontologists (hint: archaeologists don't dig dinosaurs)

• Learn about how archaeologists study artifacts at the archaeology lab table

• Discover archaeology programs offered at local colleges

• Become a Junior Archaeologist and earn a special patch!

And more!

This event & parking is completely free and open to the public.

Fire-Resilient Gardens: A Maintenance Walk and Talk with Erik Blank.

Wildfire is an inherent part of life in Southern California. Learn how garden design and maintenance can help protect homes in high-risk fire areas.

This program introduces basic maintenance techniques for a new reality: wildfires. Discover essential tips tailored for your native garden and home. Join us for an immersive walk and talk, where you'll uncover the when, why, and how behind cultivating a garden that is resilient to fire.

This class will be held indoors and outdoors in our demonstration gardens. We ask guests to wear closed-toe shoes and long pants, and to prepare for up to one hour of walking on uneven surfaces. Water bottles and sun protection are strongly encouraged.

Erik Blank is a long-time California native plant enthusiast with professional experience in restoration, installation and maintenance. He joined the TPF staff in June of 2020 working in Horticulture and Education.

Register for the class here. (fee based)

Join the MNVCA board at the monthly community meeting. Bring your ideas and enthusiasm, concerns and commitment. Help keep Monte Nido the beautiful, friendly, rural neighborhood we love.

Throughout October, MNVCA will be recruiting for new and renewed membership ($75 annual dues.) We are encouraging your participation, whether through general volunteering, voting or running for the MNVCA Board. Attend tonight’s meeting and learn more about who MNVCA is and what we do!

Zoom link. Passcode: MNVCA

Agenda for the meeting.

Join Volunteer Interpreters on an easy bird walk along King Gillette Ranch to admire songbirds, waterbirds, woodpeckers, and more!

Sign up here. Repeats every first Saturday of the month.

Participate in California Clean Air Day.

Let’s pledge to challenge ourselves and create cleaner air in our community. Monte Nido is blessed with excellent air quality. Notwithstanding, there are actions we all can take to reduce air pollution in our wonderful neighborhood and everywhere else we travel on a regular basis within Los Angeles and throughout our state of California. Your lungs and heart will thank you!

Learn more and take the Clean Air Pledge here.

This invasive species can defoliate our trees leading to permanent damage. Our cooperation is critical. Learn what each of us can do.

Spongy Moth Informational Meeting: Tues., Sept. 24 at 6:30pm.

REGISTER HERE. You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) officials will be addressing OUR community (Monte Nido) specifically. 

Clean Oceans Start Upstream!
MCERP is partnering with Heal the Bay and Four Seasons Hotels Westlake Village to lead a Malibu Creek State Park inland cleanup. Sign up here and help prevent trash from breaking down in our oceans!  
About Coastal Cleanup Day in LA County
Los Angeles’ Coastal Cleanup Day recruits an average of 7600 volunteers annually to remove 2 million pounds of trash from inland and coastal waterways throughout LA County. This year, there will be 60 clean up sites including Malibu Creek State Park. Join Malibu Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project and Four Seasons Westlake for a fall morning along scenic Malibu Creek to help keep our outdoor spaces litter free. Recruit your friends and family too and make an impact with us on September 21!

Coastal Cleanup Day is an international day of action to protect our oceans, watersheds, and wildlife from trash and plastic pollution. In collaboration with the California Coastal Commission and the Ocean Conservancy, Heal the Bay has proudly been the Los Angeles County Coordinator of this event for the past 35 years. 

Register here. (multiple locations)

Please, join the Monte Nido Valley Community Association for our monthly meeting. We welcome your involvement with current (Autumn Square Dance on 9/28) and future (Fire Safety & Preparedness in Oct.) community events. We invite you to bring your ideas, concerns, and enthusiasm to the MNVCA board.

Agenda for 9/17/24 MNVCA mtg.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner have detected the spongy moth in Monte Nido. This invasive species attacks a wide range of trees, including oaks, hardwoods, evergreens, cottonwoods, willow, and others. When trees are repeatedly defoliated, they become more susceptible to other invasive species and disease, increasing potential for tree death, fire, and erosion.

Two webinar meetings (12pm & 6pm) have been scheduled for our area on Tuesday, Sept. 17th to address the spongy moth survey activities planned for our neighborhood this fall.

Additional info.

Sponsored by Malibou Lake Fire Safe Council

Monte Nido residents are invited to a special guided tour of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15th at 9am. We hope you will join us for this special opportunity to visit the site inprogress and learn (from the experts) about the importance of wildlife connectivity.

Details: —We’ll meet at the south-side trailhead. Park in the Conservancy parking lot at 27571 Agoura Road (just past Liberty Canyon Road.) —It is a short uphill walk on the trail for a view of the Crossing construction site. (Family friendly. Young children must be able to walk the trail or be carried.) —We will spend approx. 1 - 1 &1/2 hours onsite. —Please wear comfortable shoes and consider bringing water and sun protection. Weather is expected to be sunny and pleasant.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!! —The MNVCA

Join us for a tour of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing on 8/15 at 9am.

And look for announcements about our very important Fire Safety Meeting in September (exact date TBD) as well as our Autumn Square Dance.

The Tiny Porch Concert Summer Music Series is a series of outdoor concerts held every summer at the iconic Peter Strauss Ranch Theatre in the Santa Monica Mountains in Agoura Hills. This series is a must for any music lover that appreciates high quality, original live music where artists travel from all over the country to perform at our music series. When you walk into the theatre for the first time you will see what we mean, there is no other place like it. It's our own Hollywood Bowl right here in the Santa Monica Mountains, only smaller, more rustic and no traffic.

Tickets & Parking.

Tiny Porch Concerts General Information.

Tiny Porch Concerts Information  

The Tiny Porch Concert Summer Music Series is a series of outdoor concerts held every summer at the iconic Peter Strauss Ranch Theatre in the Santa Monica Mountains in Agoura Hills. This series is a must for any music lover that appreciates high quality, original live music where artists travel from all over the country to perform at our music series. When you walk into the theatre for the first time you will see what we mean, there is no other place like it. It's our own Hollywood Bowl right here in the Santa Monica Mountains, only smaller, more rustic and no traffic.

Parking & Tickets

A species of native ground-nesting pollinators, known as the Bindweed Turret Bees, have been busy; come discover what they've been up to. Learn from a citizen scientist who has taken the time to observe their behavior, habitat, and challenges. See these bees in amazing close-up detail in an informative video presentation, then take a guided hike to observe the bees in action.

The 45-minute presentation will be at the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center, followed by an optional one-mile hike to see an active nesting colony.

Note these Native Bees are not aggressive, and not known to sting or even bother humans.

Space is limited, please Reserve a spot.

Directions:

Please arrive early to allow time for the .03-mile the walk to the culture center.arking lot off Lynn Road, enter across from Via Goleta, and then walk to the presentation location.

All Monte Nido residents are invited to attend!

MNVCA is a volunteer association which welcomes your involvement in helping to make Monte Nido the community we all love and cherish. Share your ideas, concerns, and enthusiasm.

Zoom link Passcode:393490

Agenda

Get involved with the planning. Bring your ideas and enthusiasm. Help make it the best event ever!

Speakers will cover a wide range of topics, including the latest updates on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, insights into the challenges that Los Angeles mountain lions face, practical tips for living alongside cougars, and more!Presentations by:

• National Wildlife Federation, Lauren Gill, Updates on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing

• National Park Service, Jeff Sikich, Conservation Challenges for Mountain Lions Near Los Angeles

• Cougar Conservancy, Kelsey Bernard, Coexisting with Cougars at Home & on the Trail

• California Department of Fish and Wildlife

This event is free and open to the public—all are welcome!

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from your local experts, ask questions, and take home valuable information to help you coexist with wildlife.

Interested in working to establish, preserve and maintain trails in the Santa Monica Mountains?

Here’s a chance to volunteer and get involved!

The Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council, a volunteer nonprofit organization, is dedicated to establishing, preserving and maintaining the public trail system throughout the Santa Monica Mountains and adjacent areas through education, advocacy and partnership with public and private sectors.

As part of Theodore Payne Foundation’s Wildfire Resilience Resource Day programming, join this free, informative class and demonstration to learn about the Botany of Fire: How California native plants have evolved in close relationship to fire. Reserve your spot.

Native plant species are able to come back following a fire, including shrubs and trees known as crown resprouters. Seeds of many native plant species are fire-responsive, meaning that they only "wake up" and sprout after a burn. In fact, some of our most spectacular wild flowers are endemic fire followers, which means that they only occur in the post-fire landscape, waiting quietly as seeds in the soil for years to reappear in massive numbers after a burn!