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First layers of soil to be laid on 101 Freeway wildlife crossing, the world’s largest - Los Angeles Times
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will allow mountain lions, bobcats and other wildlife to travel between the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains over a 10-lane freeway.
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Volunteers restore 100,000 native plants in the Santa Monica Mountains
The park embarked on the two-year project, funded by Snap, Inc., the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, and Re:wild, to restore 10,000 trees and 90,000 herbs and shrubs to five sites in Santa Monica ...
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101 Freeway wildlife crossing bridge gets first layer of soil
The 165-foot-wide crossing spans 10 lanes of the 101 Freeway at Liberty Canyon Road, connecting the Santa Monica Mountains with the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains.
Second stage of construction starts on 101 wildlife crossing. Here's what to know
The wildlife crossing marked a milestone this year as the bridge took shape over Highway 101. Here's what comes next.
Los Angeles Daily News3mon
In a milestone, crews place soil on wildlife crossing over 101 Freeway
According to the National Wildlife Federation, coastal sage scrub plant species native to the Santa Monica Mountains will be plentiful on the bridge — part of a broader ecological restoration ...
NBC Los Angeles3mon
Soil in the sky: The Wildlife Crossing will receive its first earthy layers
Soil scientists have been engaged in the extensive preparations for the crossing's next chapter, ... the "species native to the Santa Monica Mountains," will be added to the habitat down the road.
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Rising non-native cover in the Santa Monica Mountains threatens native biodiversity and increases fire risk - Phys.org
In the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, invasive non-native annual grasses and annual herbaceous plants regrew to exceed pre-fire cover percentages within a year after the Woolsey ...
Los Angeles Times6mon
Recent wildfires have primed Malibu, Santa Monica Mountains for more - Los Angeles Times
Recent wildfires in Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains have made way for non-native plant growth, ... It provides many ecosystem services like carbon storage, reduction of soil erosion, ...
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How recent wildfires have primed Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains for more frequent blazes - MSN
A red glow illuminated the valley behind the Brunel family's Malibu home around 11 p.m. Monday. The fierce Santa Ana winds blowing dry desert air over the mountains and out to sea had already ...
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101 Freeway wildlife crossing bridge gets first layer of soil - MSN
Researchers have estimated that the mountain lion population in the Santa Monica Mountains could become extinct within 50 years. The lions are largely isolated due to freeways that act as barriers ...
Orange County Register3mon
In a milestone, crews place soil on wildlife crossing over 101 Freeway - Orange County Register
According to the National Wildlife Federation, coastal sage scrub plant species native to the Santa Monica Mountains will be plentiful on the bridge — part of a broader ecological restoration ...