Endangered species are all around us, including our own back yards. Our friends over at Endangered Habitats League are inviting the community to participate in learning about endangered species on May 20, 2016. Check out their website to learn how you can be involved in a learning event near you. This is the perfect opportunity to educateContinue reading “Endangered Species Day: May 20th”
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Corridors Connect Habitats
Here at Laguna Greenbelt, Inc., we like to share blog posts from outside sources that are informative on the issues of wildlife corridors. Our friends at Oregon Wild do a great job of describing wildlife corridors and why they are important for the resiliency and health of our ecosystems. We look forward to a timeContinue reading “Corridors Connect Habitats”
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LGB Speaks About Corridors at SCAG
Last week, Harry Huggins, a Director at Laguna Greenbelt, Inc., spoke to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), a regional association that helps the six counties in southern California coordinate planning efforts in transportation, sustainable development, and other issues. As SCAG works on the next iteration of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and Sustainable CommunitiesContinue reading “LGB Speaks About Corridors at SCAG”
Washington State Nonprofit Acquires Key Property to Complete Corridor
It’s always good to hear about efforts underway to preserve land for wildlife corridors outside of our region. This story comes to us from Washington State, where urbanization has threatened the natural movement of animals and plants in the region. Congratulations to Columbia Land Trust, which will complete this wildlife corridor with the acquisition ofContinue reading “Washington State Nonprofit Acquires Key Property to Complete Corridor”
LGB President Gets Coverage in Local News
People living in Orange County know that coyotes have been making it into the papers the past several months. Elisabeth Brown, Ph.D., Laguna Greenbelt’s president, expressed her point of view on coyotes in an op-ed earlier this month. Check it out to learn more about why coyotes are essential to maintaining our ecosystems, and what weContinue reading “LGB President Gets Coverage in Local News”
New Study Confirms Biodiversity is Crucial
A study authored by researchers at the US Geological Survey, along with group of international scientists, has used new techniques to isolate effects of biodiversity, and further confirmed that biodiversity is necessary for ecosystem health. These findings help resolve a question about whether species diversity is necessary to maintain the health of ecosystems around the world, and may guide policy makers in how toContinue reading “New Study Confirms Biodiversity is Crucial”
Community-Supported Agoura Hills Wildlife Crossing Benefits the Region; Questions Arise For Recreational Use of Bridge
By Gabriela Worrel On January 14, Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. attended the first public scoping meeting presenting the Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing in Los Angeles County. It was an inspirational event, and it became clear by the end that there was a lot of love in the room for wildlife and open space from local residents,Continue reading “Community-Supported Agoura Hills Wildlife Crossing Benefits the Region; Questions Arise For Recreational Use of Bridge”
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
This is a piece of old news, but good news, and it reminds us that in the effort to protect people and wildlife on our urbanizing landscape, people can use a variety of tools. Fencing is a cost-effective tool that can go a long way towards protecting wildlife and people from each other when it’sContinue reading “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors”
Local Papers Publish Corridor News
This week, The Indy and Stu News Laguna included news about the corridor in their community news sections. Local publications like this are vital to the success of the important work that gets done around town. We are thankful for all the local support from our community publications and other partners in the area.