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Mailbag: Opening nature to the people

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Kudos to Rep. Adam Schiff for continuing to make the Rim of the Valley a priority for the 28th District and the greater Los Angeles area.

This proposed expansion of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a model for cooperation between federal and local land management agencies and broadly supported by local residents, would benefit our communities by protecting more open spaces, wildlife and historic sites and expanding outdoor recreational opportunities.

National parks, nature and enjoying the outdoors unite people of all backgrounds, and have the potential to gain widespread and bipartisan support, especially with the leadership of the region’s Congressional delegation spanning from Santa Clarita to downtown L.A.

The National Parks Conservation Assn. and the Rim of the Valley Coalition will continue to work with our delegation to make the expansion a reality and to bring the national park experience closer to the region’s 17 million residents.

Dennis G. Arguelles, M.A.
Los Angeles Program Manager
National Parks Conservation Assn.
Los Angeles

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