Santa Monica Mountains Fund

SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS FUND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS FUND (THE "FUND") OPERATES AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA. THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT AND ENCOURAGE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA ("SMMNRA") BY SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ("NPS") ENDEAVORS IN THE SMMNRA. THE FUND ACHIEVES THIS MISSION BY PARTNERING WITH THE NPS TO FURTHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND RESEARCH; IMPROVING PARK FACILITIES AND TRAILS; ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND YOUTH IN EDUCATION; AND LEADING EFFORTS TO STEWARD THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THESE BEAUTIFUL PARKLANDS. THE FUND'S OBJECTIVES ARE ORGANIZED AROUND THE FOLLOWING CORE PROGRAM AREA, WHICH ARE EDUCATION, HABITAT RESORATION AND TRAILS, OXNARD YOUTH ECOLOGISTS PROGRAM, MONARCH AND MILKWEED PROGRAM, WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND PROTECTION AND OUTREACH AND OTHER SPECIAL INITIATIVES.