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Animal Overpasses

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 5, 2019 with No Comments

Wildlife bridges are coming to California to reduce animal-vehicle related collisions, keep wildlands connected, and retrofit transportation projects. Wildlife in the Santa Ana Mountains face inbreeding and extinction if the natural lands aren’t connected to other protected lands. But alas, work is already being done in the Puente Hills. In fact, the Puente Hills Habitat Authority undercrossing is featured in the article. Read the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.

Mountain Lion Advocacy

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 25, 2019 with No Comments

Our friends at the Mountain Lion Foundation have partnered with Center for Biological Diversity with the aim to list the cougars in the Santa Ana Mountains as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. This population is genetically different than other cougars in California and their very existence is threatened by habitat loss and limited wildlife corridors. Thanks to our partnership with Chino Hills State Park and Caltrans 12, we secured the connection under the 91 freeway at Coal Canyon … Read More

July E-Newsletter Released

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 28, 2016 with No Comments

The excessive heat seems to be drawing out all sorts of wildlife! Remember to keep your animals and their food or water dishes inside. This newsletter includes three updates: the recent tour of the proposed Hidden Oaks project in Chino Hills, the sighting of a cougar in the State Park, and a Save The Date for our next Stop Madrona fundraiser. Enjoy this brief update and your summer plans for August! View the newsletter.