"The Land & The Light" — Conservation Challenges in Ojai with Tom Maloney

Ojai: Talk of the Town · May 24, 2020 · 1h 3m

We check in with Tom Maloney, executive director of the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, just as the preserve have seen a surge in use (and abuse) from the pandemic. The swimming hole on the Ventura River preserve has particularly seen huge crowds, with trash and graffiti marring that beautiful place such that the OVLC board (full disclosure, of which the podcast host is a member) has made the agonizing decision to hire a security firm close the park to crowds, while leaving it open for recreational uses such as hiking, horseback rides and biking. Maloney talks about his previous job, as…