约炮视频 chapters take another step toward protecting important Kern County habitat
The California Wildlife Conservation Board voted unanimously last week to approve $1,385,000 toward acquisition of the Desert Springs in Kern County, roughly 1,415 acres.
Kerncrest 约炮视频 Society and Kern 约炮视频 Society led this conservation effort for 约炮视频 with partners at Trust for Public Lands, Mojave Desert Land Trust, and Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation. The chapters submitted a grant request to 约炮视频 California which provided $100,000 of seed funding toward the $1,385,000 needed to acquire the land. This early dedication of private funding from 约炮视频 California's Wimberly Fund was very important in helping Trust for Public Lands to secure the required public funds through the California Wildlife Conservation Board. Ownership and management will now be taken by The Mojave Desert Land Trust and Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation.
These Desert Springs are located in the Southern Sierra Desert Canyons Important Bird Area and the Jawbone Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Frog and Tunnel Springs are adjacent to 约炮视频鈥檚 Kelso Creek Sanctuary and the 约炮视频 Bright Star Wilderness Addition. Desert Springs in this area are known to attract hundreds if not thousands of migrant birds during spring migration as they cross the Mojave Desert and begin to enter the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Water in the desert is also critical to many resident species of wildlife that come from mile around when needed, thus the area impacted by this protection effort far exceeds the acres to be purchased.
This collaborative effort shows how 约炮视频 can help attract public funding to our conservation priorities through strategic investment of Wimberley Funds.