Reply We need to move beyond mere conservation, toward a kind of environmental rejuvenation, Annenberg said. Wildlife crossings are powerfully effective at doing just that. (Michael Kovac/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA Beverly Hills philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, president and CEO of the Annenberg Foundation, is awarding a $25 million challenge grant to the National Wildlife Federation s #SaveLACougars campaign to build a wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon, over the 101 Freeway. The National Wildlife Foundation said that this is the largest challenge grant it has ever received.
The grant stipulates that the 210-foot-bridge - the largest of its kind in the world once complete - will need to secure $35 million to unlock the Annenberg grant. So far, the crossing has raised $44 million, and is estimated to cost $87 million. If the project can secure the grant, it will reach its goal, and break ground in November, according to the Annenberg Foundation.
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LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A record $25 million conservation challenge grant from Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation to the National Wildlife Federation s #SaveLACougars campaign to build a wildlife crossing in the Los Angeles area will help the landmark project break ground later this year. The wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon over the 101 Freeway – which will be the largest wildlife crossing in the world will reconnect a long-fragmented ecosystem, a biodiversity hotspot, and help protect the endangered mountain lion population and other wildlife that make their home in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Annenberg s donation may help the crossing break ground in November. (Living Habitats LLC/National Wildlife Federation)
AGOURA HILLS, CA Beverly Hills philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, president and CEO of the Annenberg Foundation, is awarding a $25 million challenge grant to the National Wildlife Federation s #SaveLACougars campaign to build a wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon, over the 101 Freeway. The National Wildlife Foundation said that this is the largest challenge grant it has ever received.
The grant stipulates that the 210-foot-bridge - the largest of its kind in the world once complete - will need to secure $35 million to unlock the Annenberg grant. So far, the crossing has raised $44 million, and is estimated to cost $87 million. If the project can secure the grant, it will reach its goal, and break ground in November, according to the Annenberg Foundation.
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A rendering of the wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon, which be adorned with native vegetation. The crossing could break ground in November thanks to the Annenberg grant. (Living Habitats LLC/National Wildlife Federation)
LOS ANGELES, CA Beverly Hills philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, president and CEO of the Annenberg Foundation, is awarding a $25 million challenge grant to the National Wildlife Federation s #SaveLACougars campaign to build a wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon, over the 101 Freeway. The National Wildlife Foundation said that this is the largest challenge grant it has ever received.
The grant stipulates that the 210-foot-bridge - the largest of its kind in the world once complete - will need to secure $35 million to unlock the Annenberg grant. So far, the crossing has raised $44 million, and is estimated to cost $87 million. If the project can secure the grant, it will reach its goal, and break ground in November, according to the Annenberg Foundation.
Reply We finally succeeded in making the case to the governor and the rest of California that our fire problems in this region are unique, Stern said Friday. (Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)
AGOURA HILLS, CA Friday was a big day for Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills - not only did its proposed wildlife bridge receive a $25 million challenge grant from the Annenberg Foundation, it hosted a who s who of local politicians at a gathering to announce $12 million in funding to prepare for the upcoming fire season.
Senator Henry Stern (D-27) and Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-50) announced that $12 million of Gov. Newsom s $536 million statewide Wildlife Prevention Early Budget Action Funding Plan will go towards fire resiliency grants to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. The conservancy plans to introduce coordinated efforts to reduce the risk of wildlife, strengthen wildlife resilience, increase carbon sequestration, and dedicate more resources to local community infrastructure.