VENTURA, Calif. – The Board of Trustees of Ventura Land Trust has announced the name of the new hillside preserve they plan to open to the public later this year.
The board explained in a press release how the 1,645-area preserve, that is home to the Ventura Botanical Gardens, has had many names throughout the city’s history. It was once simply called “The Hills” by the Chumash people, and after Spanish colonization the area became part of the Rancho Ex Mission San Buenaventura land grant. More recently, the hillsides has been referred to as Mariano Rancho.
After a six-month deliberation, collaboration with the Chumash people, neighbors, and fellow environmental stewards – the Ventura Land Trust have chosen the name “Ventura Hills Nature Preserve.” …