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Photos from top: Partners in the “Go Wild” campaign at the kickoff event; Cris Sarabia of the PVPLC waters a narrowleaf milkweed on the site.
“1…2…3, blue butterfly!” Cameras snapped as a peninsula partnership celebrated the announcement of the “” campaign, funding the creation of a 96-acre Wildlife Corridor that aims to restore native flora, reduce fire risk and protect local fauna like the cactus wren, California gnatcatcher and the endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly.
I attended the kickoff event led by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, with support from the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, the L.A. County Regional Park and Open Space District and both U.S. and California departments of fish and wildlife — the entities have contributed $19.7 million of the $30-million goal to preserve this important stretch of coastal land.
“It really is the missing puzzle piece for the Palos Verdes blue,” Cris Sarabia, PVPLC conservation director, told me as he poured recycled water on a narrowleaf milkweed after the event. The plan for this important coastal connector is to remove fire-risk invasives and replace them with drought-tolerant natives, like rattlepod, which Palos Verdes blue butterflies rely on to survive.
” title, but the opportunity for such a passionate partnership to preserve such a significant coastal corridor is truly special.Find new fitness friends in active communities, from hiking to yoga to beach tennis, across LA.
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