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Fossil Ridge Park

Fossil Ridge Park is a public park in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County, California. It is owned by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. It is located on the corner of Mulholland Drive and Beverly Glen Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, a neighbourhood of the city of Los Angeles.

At the northern end of the park is the Buckley School, a private school.[1] On the east side is Mulholland Estates, a gated community. Access to the park used to be blocked by security guards at Mulholland Estates. However, since 2011, members of the public are allowed to drive or walk on Westpark Road, which is inside Mulholland Estates, to have access to the park.However, parking on Westgate Road is not allowed.

Since 2002, it has been adjacent to the new Oak Forest Canyon Natural Area, also owned by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Oak Forest Canyon was purchased to facilitate access to Fossil Ridge Park.

Charles & Lotte Melhorn Overlook

The Santa Monica Mountains extend east to west from Griffith Park to Point Magu on the Pacific Coast. The Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, which includes the Mulholland Scenic Corridor, is habitat for more than 450 animal species, including 25 rare or endangered plants and animals. In the populous urban core of Los Angeles, the ability for wildlife to move to and from the eastern end of the mountain range is severely challenged. Before you on this north-facing slope is a good example of a fragile link in the system. Based on aerial photography, and some field verification, the only clear path for animals to move eastward is the range is either along the Mulholland Drive right-of-way behind you or to weave between a chain of houses (and backyard fences) that extend from Mulholland Drive to the floor of the San Fernando Valley. This scenario demonstrates the challenges faced by both wildlife and conservationists to seek permanent connectivity from the eastern tip of the Santa Monica Mountains to the wilder, larger habitat areas west of the 405 freeway.