Sights from the Cali Mountains-Methods of Durable Open Space Conservation

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There are few things more beautiful than mountain ranges. Last weekend I was hiked around the peaks of the mountains near Big Bear, CA. I got some great photo shots and also got my exercise done at the same time. There is something magical about nature and we should ensure we protect and expand that nature as much as possible. The more we advance in technology in the Digital Era the more likely we will better use and renew our environment (Its just a technology and efficiency issue). 

Because we don't yet have all the technology and science available to reverse the impact of pollution we must conserve i.e. Conservation. I looked around to see if I could find something on conservation near mountains. Something from LA popped up on my screen. Considering my hiking trip and the report subject are not that far apart I thought it was interesting to include here. The authors feel that durable open spaces are helpful to preserve land where nature and human high density environments exist in the same space. They use the term Durable Open Spaces.

Durable open space conservation is something that was tried outside of LA with some success and the authors wrote it into a report to help researchers and administrators understand how that model functioned and its success. Researchers gathered 3,000 parcels of public open space and their acquisition dates and owners to determine roles and relationships of key stakeholders (Stakeholders are the different entities interested in preserving nature within metro areas. Typically that would be governments, non-profits and interested parties.)(Cooper, et. al, 2022) They encourage open space land acquisition within city limits to increase bio diversity. 

Cooper, et. al. (August 30th, 2022) Lessons from the Santa Monica Mountains: Continuing the cycle of conservation. Frontiers. Retrieved November 12th, 2022 from https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsc.2022.923946/full