Environmentalists Say Hands Off the Chatsworth Nature Preserve

On the heels of Chatsworth Patch's Thursday report that the 1,300-acre Chatsworth Nature Preserve would never be opened to equestrians, bikers and hikers because it would change the meaning of “being a preserve,” Louis Sahagun writes in the Saturday Los Angeles Times:

"The herpetologists society, the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society and other environmental groups are concerned that Los Angeles' plan to allow construction of 44 acres of wetlands and transfer control of the property from the Department of Water and Power to the Department of Recreation and Parks could inadvertently degrade the largely undeveloped area, which is rich in wildlife."

You'll find his full report here. And you'll find Al Seib's photo gallery here.