WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
THE FIRST OF MANY
Ventura Hillsides Conservancy founded!
2003
NEWSFLASH
Festival begins 10-year run
Ventura Hillsides Music
2003
MONEY MILESTONE
First printing of Outlook newsletter publication
2004
IT’S OFFICIAL
VHC receives $200K state planning grant
2004
ON THE MAP
City Council unanimously endorses our partnership
2005
GAINING LEADERSHIP
VHC establishes Geographic Information System
2006
BIG DEAL AT BIG ROCK
VHC hires first Executive Director, Barbara Harrison
2007
20
WILD ABOUT FILMS
Acquired first Big Rock Preserve parcel
009
SEEING DOUBLE
Hosted our first Wild and Scenic Film Festival
2010
RIVER TRANSFORMATION
Doubled the size of Big Rock Preserve
2011
Acquired and began restoration at Willoughby
2012
I SAW THE SIGN
National Recreational Trail
Vta River Parkway now
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
2014
River Parkway kiosk installed at bike path
2015
We changed our name to Ventura Land Trust!
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
2017
VLT Turns 15!
15th ANNIVERSARY
2018
DATE
PLACE
TIME
EVENT
April 21
Willoughby Preserve
9:00 AM
Earth Day River Restoration
April 28
Big Rock Preserve
9:00 AM
Monarch Madness Pollinator Planting Party
May 27
Surfer's Point
6:00 AM - 1:00 PM
June 2
Big Rock Preserve
9:00 AM
National Trails Day trails building
July 14
Big Rock to Willoughby Preserve
9:00 AM
Family Bike & Hike
August 18
Ventura County Credit Union Campus
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Mountains 2 Beach Marathon volunteer opportunity
Wild & Scenic Film Festival – outdoors!