Park Ceremony Marks Partial Completion of Backbone Trial
Speakers from several parks agencies were on hand last week for a ceremony at Will Rogers State Park in Pacific Palisades to commemorate the partly completed Backbone Trail across the Santa Monica Mountains.
The trail will eventually stretch 65 miles from the park to Point Mugu. It currently covers 48 miles, with gaps near Topanga and at Zuma Canyon near Malibu.
A spokeswoman for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy said the event was meant to focus attention on efforts by the three agencies involved in the project to acquire rights-of-way to complete the remaining 17 miles.
The project began 12 years ago. It is sponsored by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, the National Park Service and the California Department of Parks and Recreation, conservancy spokeswoman Garrie Johnstone said.
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