Notice Notice to vacate along the Salmon Run.  Restoration and
recreation replacing dangerous illegal camping along the Ventura
River  By Alex Wilson 11/21/2012   Creating a Ventura River
Parkway accessible to everyone by transforming frightening and
environmentally degraded homeless encampments is a challenging
goal, but progress is finally visible after years of halting
efforts. Numerous groups are working together toward that
vision, including government agencies, environmental and social
service charities, property owners and Patagonia employees,
whose headquarters are nearby.  One strategy for restoring the
sensitive river ecosystem is activating the area with hikers,
bird-watchers, picnickers and other nature lovers. Patagonia
workers have contributed to that effort for the past 19 years by
staging a 5K footrace called the Salmon Run, with proceeds
benefiting environmental groups. This year’s event sold out with
400 runners, and funded a coalition committed to the watershed
called Friends of the Ventura