Well, hey there, Land Trust listeners! And welcome to today’s episode of Learning the Land. We’re shaking things up and offering this episode both as a podcast AND video – so if you want to enjoy some fun maps, pictures, and footage that go with today’s discussion, head over to our youtube channel.

In this episode, we’re focusing on the Land Trust’s initiative to protect biodiversity throughout Santa Cruz County -  and specifically, its endangered wildlife protection work. Now, this is not a new focus area for the Land Trust – as you all know! 

We’ve shared a lot about the Land Trust’s completed wildlife crossing under HWY 17 and work to create a second crossing over HWY 101 to connect long-ranging species like the Santa Cruz Mountain Lion to the Gabilian range in the south…But did you know there is a THIRD wildlife crossing in the works to provide safe passage under HWY 1 for one of Santa Cruz’s most critically endangered species? No? Then take a listen to find out more!