Crossings and Connectivity Projects, Press Coverage
The Mammoth Lakes U.S. 395 Wildlife Crossings Project has taken important steps forward toward becoming a reality recently, according to the Wildlife Crossing Fund, which supports innovative infrastructure systems that reconnect ecosystems disrupted by roadways. Beth Pratt, president and CEO of the Wildlife Crossing Fund, said this week that certain project requirements have been met,…
17 Jul 2026
The Casa Diablo herd of mule deer call the Eastern Sierra Nevada home. They’re migrants. In the spring, after the snow melts, the herd seeks refuge from summertime heat in the high elevations of the mountains. But come fall, the herd moves back down to the high desert to escape the deep snowfall that the Sierra Nevada…
All Updates, Crossings and Connectivity Projects, Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
Life is blooming along the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, the $114 million project in Agoura Hills designed to provide a safe pathway for wildlife looking to traverse man’s intrusion into their habitat. On a recent stroll, Beth Pratt, regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation, pointed out California poppies, white sage and other native…
Featured News, Press Coverage, Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
Unhindered by critics who called the $114m project ‘a bridge to nowhere’, a gigantic throughway allowing animals to cross a busy freeway is close to completion. Atop a gigantic wildlife bridge in California this week, butterflies filled the air. A red-tailed hawk sailed above as a slight breeze ruffled the 6,000 native plants, including poppies and…
27 Apr 2026
All Updates, Press Coverage, Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
LOS ANGELES — Things are buzzing at the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing which is already teeming with life. Native plants are in bloom, attracting bees and a small spider. There’s a western fence lizard named Bob that’s made a home up there. And Beth Pratt, who has championed the project since day one, recently spotted…
24 Apr 2026
All Updates, Featured News, Press Coverage, Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
Right-wing pundits and politicos recently attacked the gargantuan wildlife crossing being constructed over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills over ballooning costs and delays. A March 18 post in an outlet published by a conservative think tank set the outrage in motion, calling the now $114-million project a “bridge to nowhere” and “jobs program for environmentalists.” The…
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