The Santa Monica Mountains Fund protects mountains and wildlife by sponsoring scientific research and opportunities to get involved and connect with nature.

Joined September 2014
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Join our first California Naturalists Zoom tomorrow! ow.ly/YSR550YhUXU
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When hope is hard to come by, chose action! This Friday and Saturday we need your help planting at the RSV Native Seed Farm! Register: samofund.org/outdoors-calend… #restoration #nativeplants
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Love plants? You’ll feel right at home at our Native Seed Farm! Come to our first volunteer event of the year on February 7th! 🗓️ Registration Link in bio!
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Currently available opportunities: ✒️Senior Executive Administrator 🤝Director of Development 💵Part-Time Consultant Grant Writer 🌿Trails & Stewardship Field Worker Go to samofund.org/job-opportuniti… for more details
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Have green goals on your mind this year? 🌱🌿 We’re always ready to welcome you to our nursery, restoration, or seeding events! Check out what's available this month! SAMOFund.ORG/outdoors-calend…
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Who wants a Lawn Glow-Up? 🌿✨ SAMO Fund is looking for lawns ready for a transformation. Apply and you and your home could be featured in our upcoming documentary. This project is funded by Water Foundation, a project of Safe Clean Water LA
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🌿🌱🎊Who’s ready to start the Plant Fest? Come find us at our first native plant tabled event of the year! 🗓️January 24 🕑11am–4pm 📍800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA @oxnardpacc
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🌱👩🏽 🌾Get your hands dirty at Los Angeles Public Library’s Plant Day, a celebration of all things plants, flowers, and gardening! Join us on Saturday, January 31, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Central Library. lapl.org/plant-day
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Usher in a new year by giving back on #MLKDay and restoring fire-impacted areas. No experience needed and everyone is welcome. Enjoy a short interpretive hike, volunteer goodies, and at the end receive a free plant of your own! 🗓️ Jan 17 🕑 9-12 RSVP on Outdoors Calendar
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It was a brisk morning turned perfect sunny day we set off on the Coyote-Paramount Loop trail. Join us to learn from a NPS park ranger while we go chasing waterfalls on our next Trails Challenge hike, Jan25 at RSV!
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Join us at our first Olympic Median Weeding Club meeting of the year on January 18!🌱🪏🌾 MEET: OLYMPIC AND 18TH ST. INTERSECTION, SANTA MONICA BRING: LONG PLANTS, CLOSED-TOED SHOES, SUNSCREEN, & PLENTY OF WATER Gloves, trowels, and snacks will be provided! 🧑‍🌾🍫
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Welcome Taylor, Jonah, Talisa, Aubrey, Armando and Nicole! The California Climate Action Corps (CCAC) Fellowship is an AmeriCorps service program that’s part of a California statewide initiative to address and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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🥾🚶🏼‍♂️‍➡️2026 Hiking goals, GO! Want to do more hiking this year? SAMO Fund's Trails Challenge hikes with the NPS Rangers continue, starting the year off with our first hike on January 11th on the Coyote-Paramount Loop Trail at Paramount Ranch.
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Which is our State bird? Humming Bird? Road Runner? Your first guess might not be right. 📷 (Quail) Larry White, (Hummer) Sandeep Dhar
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Thank you all for a year of growth, community and support! SAMO Fund wouldn't be what we are without you 🥰😘💝
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Don't clean up your leaves. They help the ecosystem thrive!
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Breeze, One of our newest B.A.R.K. Rangers, hopes everyone who celebrates is having a Happy Hanukkah! 🕯️🕎🕯️
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Overcast days are perfect for hiking. The sun isn’t as intense, there’s a different mood to the land, and you’ll probably see fewer people out on the trails.
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B.A.R.K Rangers unite! Join us for a dog-gone good time on Dec 13th 12-2 for the B.A.R.K Ranger Winter Celebration. All pets are welcome to join the fun, given they are comfortable around other pets. So, leash up or pop them in the carrier and head down!
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