A $30-million campaign aims to conserve land and protect native animals and plants.
A corridor is being funded, designed and constructed by Great Park developer FivePoint Holdings, working alongside the environmental group Laguna Greenbelt.Extensive habitat restoration efforts and wildfire risk mitigation will be needed, Mohan said. One plan is to replace invasive plants that pose a serious risk for wildfires, such as, with drought-tolerant native plants, including California bush sunflowers.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy has already raised more than half of its fundraising goal. In 2021, the organization received a $12.6-million grant from the Fish and Wildlife Service’s— the highest award for the year nationwide. California’s Wildlife Conservation Board also chipped in an additional $4.8 million, the city of Rancho Palos Verdes contributed $1.3 million and the L.A.
Mohan called the grants and donations “an alignment in the stars” and said the group will now rely on public and private donors to help reach the remaining $10.3-million goal.Bear Mountain, a refuge for cougars, mule deer and bobcats, has been added to the Nature Conservancy’s new Frank and Joan Randall Tehachapi Preserve.
In a statement, California Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi said he’s gratified to see how the project is helping California achieve it’s “, an executive order signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October 2020 that aims to conserve 30% of its natural land and coastal waters by 2030. “The partnership between nonprofits, local government and resource agencies are all working together to achieve environmental wins that will benefit everyone,” Muratsuchi said.
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