“The Ventura Land Trust acknowledges that it is working to conserve the unceded ancestral lands of the Chumash Peoples. We pay respect to the Chumash Peoples past and present, honor their stewardship of this land throughout the generations, and recognize that colonization has left a lasting negative impact on the land and the Chumash Peoples. We cherish the responsibility of stewarding the land we protect on behalf of our community, current and future, and its natural inhabitants. We embrace our responsibility to learn from and protect Chumash cultural and traditional connections to the land.”
