Dos Vientos Open Space

Dos Vientos Open Space
Twin Ponds by the Dos Vientos Ranch neighborhood
Map
TypeOpen-space park
LocationNewbury Park, CA
Area1,216 acres (492 ha)
Operated byConejo Open Space Foundation (COSF)
StatusOpen

Dos Vientos Open Space is a 1,216 acres (492 ha) open space area in western Newbury Park, California. It contains more than 41 miles (66 km) of trails used for cycling, hiking and equestrians. Originally a part of the Rancho Guadalasca Spanish Land Grant of 1836,[1] the area is now an important wildlife movement corridor into the Santa Monica Mountains through the Point Mugu State Park.[2] It provides a habitat for a variety of wildlife, including bobcats, mule deer, coyotes, eagles, hawks, barn owls, mountain lions, and more.[3] It provides regional and internal trail connections, many trails offering panoramic views of the Conejo Valley, Oxnard Plain, Topatopa Mountains, Channel Islands, and the Pacific Ocean. Some of the endangered plant species found here include Conejo buckwheat, Verity's liveforever, and Conejo dudleya.[4] The landscape is undeveloped,[5] and dominated by coastal sage scrub, grassy hillsides, oak woodlands, and chaparral habitats.[6]

Camarillo as seen from the Vista Del Mar Trail.
Map of open-space areas in the Conejo Valley, including Dos Vientos to the left.

The only developed area by Dos Vientos is the adjoining Dos Vientos Ranch neighborhood, which was a 2,350-unit housing development approved by the Thousand Oaks City Council in April 1988.[7] It is a master-planned[8] and upscale community.[9][10] The master plan for the neighborhood was approved in the 1980s, but took off after major infrastructure was built to support the homes in 1998.[11] Wildfires in the area led to evacuation of homes in 2013.[12][13]

  1. ^ "Conejo Valley Trails". Conejo Valley.
  2. ^ "Dos Vientos".
  3. ^ Los Angeles Times (7 February 2016). "Suffering bobcats, coyotes, owls spur Thousand Oaks neighborhood to rethink war on rats". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ http://www.conejo-openspace.org/meeting%20Folder/13-01-09%20Agenda/8E.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ http://www.crpd.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=3302 (Page 17).
  6. ^ http://www.conejo-openspace.org/open_space_areas_in_TO.htm#Dos Archived 2016-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Vientos
  7. ^ Bidwell, Carol A. (1989). The Conejo Valley: Old and New Frontiers. Windsor Publications. Page 86. ISBN 9780897812993.
  8. ^ "Fears of rodenticide use in Dos Vientos stoked by mislabeled boxes".
  9. ^ "Poison traps persist - February 11, 2016 - www.toacorn.com - Thousand Oaks Acorn".
  10. ^ "Not all pleased with mudslide fix - February 12, 2015 - www.toacorn.com - Thousand Oaks Acorn".
  11. ^ "Amgen retrenches despite surge in stock - August 14, 2014 - www.theacorn.com - The Acorn".
  12. ^ Michael Martinez, CNN (3 May 2013). "Weather improves, but California wildfire still threatens 4,000 homes". CNN. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ "SPRINGS FIRE: A YEAR LATER - May 8, 2014 - www.toacorn.com - Thousand Oaks Acorn".