Bridge funds are mostly private


Please allow me to clarify that if we stop the Agoura wildlife crossing project this moment, not one cent of any money committed to the crossing project would be redirected to the issue of homelessness.

The crossing finances consist of conservation dollars and 80% private funding from entities supportive of this specific project.

If we’ve learned anything this past year, it is the importance of a healthy wildlife population and ecosystem. The well-being of our native wildlife is of tremendous significance for human beings as well.

There is a wealth of information readily available that can explain the significance of genetically diverse apex predators necessary to achieve a balanced ecosystem.

I hope you will take the time to avail yourself of that information so you can understand that creating the solution for wildlife does not financially impact programs for the homelessness whatsoever. By providing wildlife safe passage, we will also prevent their deaths and make it safe for drivers as well.

I’m sure the young man that hit the buck on Agoura Road would have preferred that the animal had been able to cross over him on a restored mountain, one that would allow safe passage for all of the species I just captured on my local trail camera: cougar, fox, coyote, owl, golden eagle, skunk, rabbit and deer.

We moved onto their land. Now it is time to rebuild their mountain and allow them to move safely as well.

Sherry Ferber
Agoura Hills