COUNTDOWN TO RIBBON CUTTING: Dec 2nd 2026
Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
Ribbon-Cutting Events
The crossing opens for the animal world on December 2, 2026.
Join us in celebration of this historic moment.
You can view the official ribbon-cutting ceremony by joining the fun community festival featuring partner exhibits, music, special guests and more! At the festival, you can watch the ribbon-cutting at the wildlife crossing live on a large screen, and cut your own ribbon at a virtual display!
Where: King Gillette Ranch, 26800 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA 91302
Time: 11:30 am to 3:30 pm
**TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. Ticket donations are $10 for guests ages 13 and older and $5 for children ages 12 and under. Schools and other groups may be eligible for group pricing or scholarships. Email lgill@wildlifecrossingfund.org for discount pricing.
Ticket donations benefit the National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign.
and Fundraising Event
At the post-ribbon-cutting reception, walk the green carpet and meet the crossing partners and other special guests, while enjoying live music, specialty cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Benefiting the National Wildlife Federation & The Wildlife Crossing Fund. Your generous donation or sponsorship for this event will help support the future of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing—and help build more crossings around the globe.
Where: Agoura Hills, CA
Time: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
For Legacy Partner Donors and Ribbon-Cutting Sponsors
Reserve your spot soon—attendance is limited.
details on where to tune in coming soon!
legacy partner & ribbon-cutting OPPORTUNITIES
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is a once-in-a-century achievement that will reconnect a fragmented landscape in the Santa Monica Mountains for all wildlife and pull the region’s cougars back from the brink of extinction.
This is a conservation milestone decades in the making, but crossing this finish line is only the beginning. We invite you to join us as a supporter of this historic event—and our launch of the most ambitious global connectivity effort to date.
Click through the slides below to learn more.
Your generous support sustains the wallis annenberg wildlife crossing and helps build more crossings around the globe!
- Habitat Stewardship & Native Plant Nursery: Growing and maintaining the plants that make the Crossing a flourishing habitat and protecting and restoring the broader landscapes surrounding the crossing
- National Park Service Wildlife Research: Generating globally significant science in the Santa Monica Mountains, including one of the longest-running urban carnivore studies in the world
- Conservation Education & Outreach: Engaging the public in understanding and protecting in our shared home
- The #P22Legacy: Advancing the development of shovel-ready wildlife crossings and connectivity projects around the world
Join us in making history.
We invite you to learn more about gift structures, pledge arrangements, and naming opportunities at any level.
To discuss philanthropic investment opportunities
please contact
Beth Pratt
California Regional Executive Director, National Wildlife Federation
#SaveLACougars Campaign Leader
Founder, President, & CEO, The Wildlife Crossing Fund
(209)620-6271
bpratt@wildlifecrossingfund.org
