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March 12, 2020

Docent Led Walks

COVID-19 UPDATE: Please note that all park activities have been suspended by the Topanga State Park Superintendent until further notice. Please follow CA State Parks on its social media platforms [Facebook, Twitter and Instagram] and/or check back on this site for further updates. Typically, Topanga Canyon Docents lead walks at Topanga State Park SUNDAYS and Second SATURDAYS 10:00am-noon. […]

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Class of 2019 Topanga Canyon Docents

December 15, 2019

Congratulations Class of 2019!

A hearty welcome to the graduates of the 2019 Topanga Canyon Docents fall training series. We look forward to seeing you around the park!

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chaparral

May 8, 2019

Chaparral country!

You will find chaparral throughout the Santa Monica Mountains. It is a community of plants that grows in the rough, dry terrain with the ability to survive on very little water.

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Congratulations to our class of 2018!

December 6, 2018

Congratulations to our class of 2018!

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Owlets!

July 11, 2018

Owlets!

Chris Tosdevin, our local bird expert who will participate in our Docent Training program, and his wife Ruth, were visited one evening by fledgling screech owls.  At first they saw their eyes and thought that there were only two.  When Chris went to get his camera and moved closer to the babes, they found four of […]

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Do bees sleep inside flowers?

July 11, 2018

Do bees sleep inside flowers?

Perhaps one of our biologists can answer this question during 2018 Docent Training beginning September 8. …we have read and heard that … some young bees sleep as much as their elders and were as easy to wake when the lights went on, but the older bees had a well-defined sleep pattern that the youngsters lacked. […]

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Grandmother Oak  c. 1670 – 2018

June 18, 2018

Grandmother Oak c. 1670 – 2018

We have lost a beloved sentinel in our park. This week she finally fell down. The park will remove her so the fire road will be passable. From Rosi Dagit: We know she was over 300 years old in 1995 but there were many small rings in the branch that we could not accurately count so […]

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November 29, 2016

A New Look for the Topanga Canyon Docents – Thank you, CalParks!

Four members of our Board of Directors are pictured proudly wearing the Topanga Canyon Docents’ new volunteer uniform (from left: Doug Allan, Karin Benson, Lucinda Mittleman and Don Frampton). The acquisition of the State Park volunteer vests and caps was made possible by a generous grant from the California State Parks Foundation. Additional supplemental funds […]

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We Love Birds!

November 4, 2016

We Love Birds!

MONTHLY BIRD WALKS AT TOPANGA STATE PARK THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT 8 A.M. Our resident birder, Topanga Canyon Docent Chris Tosdevin, has led the monthly Audubon bird hikes in Topanga for the past 15 years!  He was born and raised in Yorkshire, England.  He started out as a wildlife illustrator, and ultimately […]

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Events

  • Saturday, March 21, 2020, “Topanga Casino” workshop
    COVID-19 UPDATE: Please note that this workshop has been
  • Saturday-Sunday, April 25-26, Field Ecology Weekend-Canceled
    COVID-19 Update:   Field Ecology Weekend has been
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