Two wildlife crossings enter design stage with $5.5 million state grant awarded to Mojave Desert Land Trust
The Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT) has announced the beginning of the planning process for two wildlife crossing overpasses on State Route 62 (SR62). The non-profit says the crossings will benefit locals by reducing wildlife and vehicle collisions, and of course benefit the mountain lions, black bear, deer, bighorn sheep and other animals that choose to use the eventual crossings.
The project’s planning phase is being pushed forward with a 5.5 million dollar grant from California’s Wildlife Conservation Board that will be awarded to the MDLT, who is partnering with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Coachella Valley Conservation Commission and the Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District.