Category: Advocacy

Pride Month is Every Month
Like most people during COVID, I took up something new. A life goal of mine has been to learn Spanish. …

It’s a Sign
As you drive along Laguna Canyon Road, you may have noticed a sign being installed across from the Willow Staging…

Earth Day is Every Day
In our current society people are often more connected with their cell phones than the plants and animals living right…

The Importance of Knowing Where to Look
In this my second year as a restoration technician at Laguna Canyon Foundation, people have started calling me “CoreyMaps,” and…

Oceana in the Canyon
One of my favorite things about working in conservation is the interconnectedness and collaboration between and among so many diverse…

Silence is Not an Option
In these times of such great upheaval, I’ve been thinking deeply about responsibility. Not just personal responsibility—the role each of…

Balance
At 6:30am, on day 51 of #ShelterInPlace, I was on Thalia Street beach with my dog, Miró, walking at the…

A Time for Reflection
It seems only yesterday that our staff at Laguna Canyon Foundation was just settling into our new headquarters. We hadn’t…

Update on CalTrans Project for Laguna Canyon Road
As you might have heard, for the past few years CalTrans has been looking at widening Laguna Canyon Road near…

What’s going on with the 133?
CalTrans (California Department of Transportation) is proposing changes to the 133 (aka Laguna Canyon Road), running through our canyon. In…

Army Corps Project in Aliso Creek
In late 2017, the Army Corps of Engineers released a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a proposed project in…