145 Acres of Woodlands Purchased for New Park
The purchase of 145 acres of pristine woodlands west of Santa Clarita for a new park--a move that could hinder plans by the county to open a garbage dump in the area--was announced Wednesday by an environmental group and state Sen. Ed Davis (R-Valencia).
Davis said the new Towsley Canyon Park, which was immediately opened to the public, is the first step toward creating a proposed 6,000-acre Santa Clarita Woodlands State Park west of Santa Clarita and north of Granada Hills.
The purchase is considered a victory for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, which has been competing with the county sanitation districts to buy land in and around Towsley Canyon.
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