Cross-Posted from the Conejo Open Space Foundation
Register now for the first of the 2021 COSF Speaker Events.
Please join COSF for a live online presentation by Beth Pratt who will share news on the Liberty Canyon wildlife crossing. Her presentation will be on Thursday March 11th at 6:30 pm. COSF will send instructions on how to join the Zoom webinar to people who sign up (https://cosf.org/events/register/) the day before the event. The number of attendees is limited so sign up soon!
While this is a free event, COSF suggests a donation of $10. Your support for future Speaker Series presentations and COSF’s other activities would be greatly appreciated.
Beth will discuss the importance of connectivity and wildlife crossings, and give an update on the #SaveLACougars campaign. With the 101, 405, and other major roadways essentially trapping them in an island environment, what are the future prospects for our native pumas? “As someone who spent most of my career working in remote wilderness areas, my main priority is now urban wildlife conservation and creating co-existence strategies in our human spaces,” she says.
Beth has been the National Wildlife Federation’s California regional executive director since 2011 and is a lifelong wildlife advocate. She has spearheaded the efforts to raise funds and public support for a wildlife crossing over the 101 freeway at Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills. The crossing, which COSF has pledged $10,000 toward, will ensure the safety and genetic diversity of the area’s mountain lions and other wild animals. With Caltrans finalizing design and engineering plans in July, construction should begin in late 2021.
To sign up for this event, go to https://cosf.org/events/register/ and fill in the form.
