On Tuesday, November 15th, Caltrans and California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be presenting to the State of California Wildlife Conservation Board asking for the grant to complete the planning for a wildlife overpass over 395 near Mammoth Lakes, CA. (Item #26 on their list of agenda items.) This has been a long time in the works and is needed to help protect both wildlife being struck on the highway and injured and killed, as well as protecting the passengers riding along the highway.
$3,170,000
Mono County
To consider the allocation for a grant to Caltrans for a cooperative project with CDFW, Eastern Sierra Land Trust, and United States Bureau of Land Management to complete the designs and environmental compliance necessary to install a wildlife crossing corridor consisting of two enhanced under crossing structures and exclusion fencing along U.S. Highway 395, ten miles southeast of the town of Mammoth Lakes in Mono County. [General Fund, Budget Act of 2021.]
Please attend if you can, either in person or via Zoom, and when the Board gets to this item on the agenda, encourage the Board to approve the grant.
State of California Wildlife Conservation Board Meeting
Tuesday, November 15th, 10:00am
Natural Resources Building
First Floor Auditorium
715 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Zoom link in agenda
Additional reading:
Los Angeles Times - "Mother bears and cubs battle for survival as wildfire, drought and traffic take heavy toll"
Caltrans District 9 - "Project Study Report-Project Development Support (PSR-PDS) To Request Approval to Proceed to the Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) Phase"