by the soil around the crossing that will eventually provide wildlife safe passage between the Santa Monica Mountains to the south and the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains to the north when ...

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But the fire had produced nutrient-rich soil and that, along with abundant ... California State Parks, the Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. One ...

Near the north end of Las Virgenes Road in the Santa Monica Mountains, rain rates hit 0.43 ... because the heat of the fire makes the soil repellent to water, which doesn't percolate as well ...