Dads are the best, right? Sometimes they stand guard from a high perch to watch over the little ones. This California Quail was photographed last weekend and we were busy celebrating, so we are a smidge late for a Happy Father’s Day post, but better late than never!
Some locations allow for underpasses to connect open spaces, while others require overpasses. Check out this cool overpass in Utah that is reducing collisions with wildlife and is being used by both predators and prey! This is an option here in California for retrofitting roadways where culverts, tunnels and underpasses don’t always work. In fact, scientists are working on an overpass at the 101 and Liberty Canyon, so the mountain lions there have room to roam and the species doesn’t … Read More
Tonight we attended the Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority meeting to learn about the latest news with the upper reaches of Tonner Canyon. Thankfully there isn’t much to report, but we are paying close attention to decisions made about the Tres Hermanos Ranch.
It appears the majority of residents in California believe we should stop building homes in high fire areas. Now we just need to convince decision makers. (Photo: Canyon Fire 2017) View the Los Angeles Times article.
Over 25 years ago, the effort to save our hills took a giant leap forward when elected leaders across the hills and across counties came together to form the Wildlife Corridor Conservation Authority (WCCA). A housing project that would have severed the Corridor was proposed in Powder Canyon in La Habra Heights. Thanks to leadership of Judy Hathaway Francis, a Heights councilwoman at the time, this small but critical part of the Corridor was saved. We are heartbroken to announce that … Read More