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 Turkey Roundup Sunday, November 18, 2007 Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura  Over 250 runners, Conservancy supporters and their children attended the 2007 Turkey Roundup. Aloha Steakhouse presented two hilly cross country races(8K and 4K), a kids' fun run and a family fun event in support of the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy. N'Step Events, a Ventura-based athletic event organizing company, organized the event in partnership with the Conservancy. A pancake breakfast immediately followed the races hosted by the Aloha Steakhouse. There were awards to the top three finishers in each age category, turkeys were awarded to first place finishers. Quality genuine Turkey Roundup t-shirts, too! Thanks to all the participants, and to sponsors Aloha Steakhouse, Matilija Water and Josh Spiker at Inside Track running store. Check out race results at N'Step Events web site> 2007 Ventura Hillsides Music Festival Sunday, September 30th, 1 p.m. Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura
Sponsors: We could not have done it without you! The Ventura Hillsides Music Festival was sponsored in part by a host of Music
Concert Poster Artist: Hilda Kilpatrick
 This year's Festival featured expanded family fun with food, drinks, educational displays from environmental non-profit groups, and a children's area with the City of Ventura's popular climbing wall and other youth activities. The Festival afforded a rare opportunity to enjoy superb live music in one of Ventura’s most beautiful outdoor settings, Arroyo Verde Park. Local artist Sean Kirkpatrick's beautiful painting of the view from the Ventura hills graces the 2006 year's concert poster. He painted this perspective at the request of VHC and generously donated use of the image. To see more of his work, visit his web site at www.seankirkpatrick.com. Sponsors: The 2006 Ventura Hillsides Music Festival was made possible, in part, by a host of community partners. We love our sponsors and could not produce the caliber of show we've all come to expect without their generous support. All of our sponsors were acknowledged on our website, in the program and recognized by the master of ceremonies from the stage throughout the concert. Our higher level sponsors had their banners near the stage and, in the weeks building up to the music festival, enjoyed the exposure of county-wide media coverage and advertising in the Ventura County Star, VCReporter, Los Angeles Times and Santa Barbara Independent. Title Sponsor: Ventura Toyota Platinum Level Sponsors: Crowne Plaza Hotel, City of Ventura, Patagonia, Ventura County Star, News Talk 1520 KVTA, The Octopus 95.9, Wave Broadband Gold Level Sponsors: Castoro Cellars, Firestone Walker Fine Ales, Horny Toad, L'Acoustic, Rat Sound Silver Level Sponsors: Apex Construction, David P. Schwartz of Collaborative Family Lawyers, Daphne's Greek Café, Donna Santo, Kipp, Brant, Drummond & Associates, Ojai Vineyard, Old Creek Ranch Winery, Pedro Nava, Streamline Designs, Richard Taylor of Taylor, McCord, Praver & Cherry, Ventura Harbor Boatyard, Whale Tails Tortilla Chips Bronze Level Sponsors: Aloha Steak House, City of Ventura Environmental Services, Clif Bar, E.J. Harrison & Sons, Charmaine Lambert Singer of I Capelli Salon, Open Air Bicycles, Stier's RV Center, Ventura Harbor Marine Fuel Adopt-A-Park Cleanup & Fun at Arroyo Verde Park Sunday, July 16, 2006 4:00pm - 6:00pm Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy is an official partner with the City of Ventura's Partners in Progress Adopt-A-Park program and welcomed volunteers to help keep Arroyo Verde Park litter-free. Volunteers were rewarded with delicious snacks and cool beverages - juice, water and sodas. Gloves, bags and pickup tools were provided by the City of Ventura. Adopt-A-Park Cleanup & Fun at Arroyo Verde Park Sunday, June 11, 2006 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy is an official partner with the City of Ventura's Partners in Progress Adopt-A-Park program and welcomed volunteers to help keep Arroyo Verde Park litter-free. Volunteers were rewarded with delicious snacks and cool beverages - juice, water and sodas. Gloves, bags and pickup tools were provided by the City of Ventura. Wildflower Walkabout, Too! Sunday, May 21, 2006 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura  Wildflower Walkabout , Too! spring flower event was organized for all ages with special activities for youth and adults. It was the the seventh in the VHC's series of educational outreach programs about Ventura's open spaces that took place Sunday, May 21st, 2006. Festivities centered on Arroyo Verde Park's Arroyo Corto barbeque area. The centerpiece for Wildflower Walkabout , Too! was guided hikes by botanists. Participants viewed the latest wildflowers along the trails while learning about our local botanical community the Venturan Coastal Sage Scrub. Back in the park, there was an edible plants art project led by the Green Cure. The Dance With Aloha Hula School started the celebration with a Hawaiian dance demonstration. Wildflower Walkabout , Too! was sponsored by a generous grant from the Mid-State Bank & Trust Foundation. The event marks the third consecutive year of support for the Ventura Hillside Conservancy's educational outreach programs by this local business partner. Annual Membership Meeting Sunday, March 26, 2006 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Ventura City Hall, Atrium Room, 501 Poli St. We reviewed the VHC's achievements in 2005 and its plans for the future. Following the presenation we got outside and enjoyed the hillsides' gifts by hiking to the top of Grant Park led by Councilman Brian Brennan. Current members and those interested in our hillsides were invited. Adopt-A-Park Cleanup & Fun at Arroyo Verde Park Sunday, March 19, 2006 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy is an official partner with the City of Ventura's Partners in Progress Adopt-A-Park program and welcomed volunteers to help keep Arroyo Verde Park litter-free. Volunteers were rewarded with delicious snacks and cool beverages - juice, water and sodas. Gloves, bags and pickup tools were provided by the City of Ventura. Adopt-A-Park Cleanup & Fun at Arroyo Verde Park Sunday, January 22, 2006 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura As an official partner with the City of Ventura's Partners in Progress Adopt-A-Park program the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy is helped to keep Arroyo Verde Park litter-free. Volunteers enjoyed great snacks and beverages while they cleaned up the trails and play areas and helped preserve the beauty of this great community park. Gloves, bags and pickup tools were provided by the City of Ventura.  Saxipak'a – A Day of Chumash TraditionSunday, November 20, 2005 from 2:00 PM– 4:00 PM Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura This sixth event, in an ongoing series of educational outreach pertaining to Ventura’s open space environment, was an exploration of the culture and lore of the native peoples of the Ventura County. A Chumash elder told stories, sang, and lead an art project in Ventura’s Arroyo Verde Park. The free event took take place near the Park’s Arroyo Corto barbeque area. Saxipak'a means "once upon a time," and signals the telling of stories that hand down Chumash tradition. Traditional Chumash songs and a Chumash art project rounded out the afternoon. The Ventura Hillside Conservancy’s 2005 Educational Outreach events are underwritten by our community business partner Mid-State Bank & Trust. Saxipak'a – A Day of Chumash Tradition was also made possible by the support from the City of Ventura’s Community Services Department Recreation Division. Adopt-A-Park Cleanup & Fun at Arroyo Verde Park Sunday, November 20, 2005 from 4:00pm - 5:30pm Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy is an official partner with the City of Ventura's Partners in Progress Adopt-A-Park program. We hosted a raffle and provided refreshments for volunteers. The city supplied gloves, trash bags and pickup tools. There were raffle tickets and a chance to win prizes from local Ventura businesses, as well as refreshments and snacks for the volunteers. 2005 Ventura Hillsides Music Festival Sunday, September 11, 2005 from 2 PM to 6 PM Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura  The Conservancy was proud to host the 2005 Ventura Hillsides Music Festival, a day of music and entertainment, in Arroyo Verde Park to raise funds and awareness of VHC’s land preservation efforts. This year, the festival featured Grammy-award winning Los Lobos, the local swing phenoms with the global following Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and surfer/singer/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter and country music duo Hanna-McEuen. 2005 Music Festival Sponsors The Ventura Hillsides Music Festival was sponsored in part by a host of generous Ventura and Central Coast business and government partners which include: Title Sponsor: Ventura Toyota Ventura Toyota generously signed on as a Title Sponsor for the 2005 Ventura Hillsides Music Festival. The $10,000 grant helped underwrite the costs of producing this annual benefit event. Thank you to Ventura Toyota! Gold Level Sponsors: City of Ventura, Patagonia, Ventura County Star, Live 105.5 & The Octopus 95.9 Silver Level Sponsors: Wave Broadband, Castoro Cellars, Firestone Walker Fine Ales, Horny Toad, VC Reporter Bronze Level Sponsors: Ventura Harbor Boatyard, Open Air Bicycles, Barber Automotive Group, L'Acoustic, Rat Sound, Uptime Sports Nutrition, Automobile Club of Southern California, Ojai Vineyard Additional Sponsors: Aloha Steakhouse, E.J. Harrison, Donna Santo, Shamsi's Deli, Richard Taylor, Tulocay, Ventura Harbor Marine Fuel, KJEE Adopt-A-Park Cleanup & Fun at Arroyo Verde Park Sunday, July 17, 2005 from 2PM– 6PM Location: Near the entrance, Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy continues to assist with the Partners in Progress for a Beautiful Ventura Adopt-A-Park program throughout the year. Local residents volunteered to help beautify Arroyo Verde Park playfields and hillside trails. Gloves, trash bags, pickup tools were provided by the City of Ventura. Raffle tickets and a chance to win prizes from local Ventura businesses, refreshments and snacks were given to all volunteers. Ventura Rocks! Sunday, May 1, 2005 from 2PM to 4PM Location: Arroyo Corto barbeque area, Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura  This was the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy fifth educational outreach event pertaining to Ventura’s open space environment. Ventura Rocks! is an exploration of the geology and soils that comprise the earth beneath our feet.
Ventura’s history as an oil and ranching town is a direct result of the minerals and geologic structure that supported petroleum deposits and for the soils that supported good quality grazing lands for ranching. Registered geologists explained how this unique mix of minerals and geological processes combine in the soil and mineral patterns that make up the hillsides. Members of local rock and gem clubs were on hand displaying earth’s mineral curiosities. On the action-side of the geology theme, a rock-climbing wall was there so that participants can try their hand at a popular sport that has its own connections to our community. Ventura Rocks! was made possible by support from the City of Ventura’s Community Services Department Recreation Division, who provided the climbing wall and professional activity staffing. It was Free event took place near the Arroyo Verde Park’s Arroyo Corto barbeque area. Living on the Edge Sunday, November 21, 2004 from 2PM to 4PM Location: Arroyo Corto barbeque area, Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura  Living on the Edge was the fourth in the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy's ongoing series of educational events pertaining to Ventura's opens space. Numerous live animals (a 7 month old mountain lion, skunk, raccoon, etc.) were presented by professional handlers in this event that was targeted to all ages. Wildlife biologists and naturalists gave species-specific talks related to how the animals use the environment. Wildlife experts provided tips on how to deal with wild animals that end up in backyards, as well as how to deal with wildlife we encounter in their own habitat. Information about mountain lion safety, a relevant topic for many Californians, was presented. Living on the Edge was made possible by support from the California Wildlife Center, the Mountain Lion Foundation, the Mountains Restoration Trust, the Santa Monica Mountains Wildlands Project and the Nature of Wildworks.2004 Ventura Hillsides Music Festival Sunday, September 12, 2004 from 2 PM to 6 PM Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura  The 2004 Ventura Hillsides Music Festival was held Sunday, September 12, 2004 in Arroyo Verde Park. It was a day of music, conservation, and community with held in Arroyo Verde Park to raise funds and awareness of our land preservation efforts. Featured artists were singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, alternative country/rock artist Lucinda Williams, singer/ songwriter Glen Phillips from Toad the Wet Sprocket, and the vocal harmonic rock band Venice. The event reached over 2,500 audience members and was a resounding success both from a fundraising and a consciousness-raising perspective. Our sincere thanks to all of the artists, volunteers, and the audience who combined to make our second Festival a memorable one! The Ventura Hillsides Music Festival was sponsored in part by a host of Ventura and Central Coast business and government partners, including Gold Coast Broadcasting, Trader Joes, Castoro Cellars, Firestone Brewery, Patagonia and the City of Ventura Public Works Department Water Division. Wildflower Walkabout  Sunday, April 18, 2004 from 2 PM to 4 PMLocation: Arroyo Corto barbeque area, Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy partnered with the California Native Plant Society-Channel Islands Chapter to feature special activities and guided hikes lead by botanists for kids and for adults. A group mural was created by participants and live music was provided by Ventura singer-songwriter J. Peter Bowles who performed his blend of folk, country and bluegrass. Click here for photos and details from the event. Annual Membership Meeting Wednesday, February 18, 2004, 6 PM Location: Elizabeth Topping Room, E. P. Foster Libary, Ventura The Annual Meeting with the Board of Trustees and members of the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy was a success. Trustees presented a review of achievements in 2003 and a preview of the Conservancy's current goals and events planned for 2004. It was standing room only with attendance by local city representatives and concerned citizens filling the venue to capacity. Walk on the Wild Side Sunday, November 9, 2003 from 2 PM to 4 PM Location: Arroyo Corto barbeque area, Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura  The
Ventura Hillsides Conservancy presented the second in its series of
educational outreach events about Ventura's open spaces. Take a
Walk on the Wild Side was organized for all ages, with a biologist-guided
hike through the park's hillside trails, displays of local indigenous
plants and wild life, a presentation by the Ojai Raptor Center, craft
projects, visual and tactile displays about the local habitat and
special guest actor Jon Cypher. Click here for photos and details from the event. 2003 Ventura Hillsides Music Festival Saturday, September 13th, 2003 from 2 PM to dusk Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura  The
Ventura Hillsides Conservancy presented the 2003 Ventura Hillsides
Music Festival as a benefit concert that raised over $180,000. The
tickets sold out and more than 4,000 people enjoyed the festival atmosphere
and Jackson Browne, Jack Johnson, and Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen,
along with special guest Keb' 'Mo, donate their talents in support
of our efforts to preserve Ventura's hillsides, canyons and open space.Ventura Hillsides Conservancy Formation is Announced Friday, April 25, 2003, 11:00 AM Location: Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) public benefit land trust, publicly announced its formation and intent to acquire hillside and open space property surrounding Ventura. The announcement was attended by members of the local community and city council. Click here for details and photos from this exciting day.  Stephen Svete Email: press@venturahillsides.org |
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Music lovers enjoying a day on the green at the inaugural 2003 Ventura Hillsides Music Festival. Photo: Amanda Peacock | ||
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This fun outdoor education event featured live introductions to various wild animals that inhabit Ventura's hillsides by professional wildlife naturalists from Wildlife Experience, a wildlife conservation and education organization based in Oak View. The naturalists provided tips on how to deal with wild animals that end up in backyards, information about their survival strategies and behavior as well as how to deal them when encountered. An opossum, skunk, skunk kitten and hawk impressed youth and adults alike at this free community outreach event in Arroyo Verde Park park. This event was sponsored by Mid-State Bank Foundation.
Aloha Steakhouse presented a benefit for the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy that featured a morning of aloha and athletic outdoor fun. The scenic 10K along Arroyo Verde Park's hilly trails challenged runners from all over. There were also a 2 Mile fun run/walk, a Kid's Half Mile Roundup Run, 'Ohana breakfast, flower leis, prizes and free therapeutic sports massages for runners and turkeys donated by Cisco Food.
