“Ballard Mountain is the untold story of an African American family’s experiences in the Santa Monica Mountains and the City of Los Angeles,” Szymanski said.

Source: https://palisadesnews.com/nps-celebrates-black-history-month-by-highlighting-the-story-of-the-ballard-family-the-first-african-american-family-to-settle-in-santa-monica-mountains/

But “on the sixth time, he unfortunately got hit,” said Jeff Sikich, lead field biologist for the mountain lion study in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-21/bb-12-rambling-black-bear-who-toured-beaches-and-mountains-is-killed-on-101-freeway

Detectives arrested him four months after Beaudette's death while he was living in the Santa Monica Mountains, armed with a rifle.

Source: https://abc7.com/tristan-beaudette-death-malibu-creek-state-park-murder-anthony-rauda-charged-la-county-investigation/13216916/

For the first time, researchers have captured and radio-collared a bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles where mountain lions have been studied for two decades, the National Park Service said Wednesday.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-05-radio-collar-1st-mountains-la.html

Their enduring love affair with birds and each other began one spring day in 1953, while out on their first date: bird-watching in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-29/these-retired-teachers-started-with-a-little-bird-guide-and-ended-with-a-magnum-opus

The large reservoir in the Santa Monica Mountains creates a lake-like backdrop for the Mediterranean-inspired home.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-global-properties/2023/08/04/30-million-la-mansion-looks-over-a-secret-body-of-water/

The park service initially tagged the bear, known as BB-12, in April in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-21/bb-12-rambling-black-bear-who-toured-beaches-and-mountains-is-killed-on-101-freeway

This crown jewel of the LA art scene sits at the top of a hill in the Santa Monica Mountains in Brentwood.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/10/26/los-angeles-travel-guide-how-to-have-a-free-yet-fabulous-time-in-the-city-of-angels/

“This year had just been transformative throughout the region, just the amount of growth of everything,” said Daniel Cooper, a senior conservation biologist at the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-13/wildlife-rebounds-after-heavy-rains