Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Enters its Second and Final Construction Stage
The National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign and project partners are celebrating the second and final stage of construction on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. Crews are preparing to build a secondary structure over Agoura Road that will add to the crossing’s current span across ten lanes of the U.S. Highway 101 freeway in the City […]
Chimp Haven Welcomes First of Alamogordo Primate Facility Chimps
Chimp Haven will welcome more retirees from Alamogordo Primate Facility later this spring. Throughout 2025, the sanctuary will also mark its 30th anniversary by highlighting significant milestones over the last 30 years through special events, stories, and reflections.
Project Crews Are Ready to Place the Very First Layers of Soil Over the Surface of the Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
Placement of the first layers of prepared soil over the surface of the crossing will launch what will be a nearly 1-acre native wildlife habitat across the 101 freeway Agoura Hills, Calif. (March 27, 2025) – The #SaveLACougars campaign is inviting members of the press to capture a new and exciting milestone on the journey to complete […]
“California Wildlife Reconnected” Campaign to Reconnect Wildlife and Protect Biodiversity
The National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars Campaign, Big Cat Voices, ARC Solutions, and The Wildlife Crossing Fund are officially on the road again for stage two of the Wildlife Crossings Across America tour – a series of road trips that will explore and generate awareness for the need to build more wildlife crossings and connectivity projects in California, across the United States, and beyond. Stage […]
Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Reaches Major Milestone with First Girder Placement
/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GIRDER3.mp4 A historic moment for the Annenberg Wildlife Crossing! Last night, the first girder of the project was placed over the 101 Freeway, creating the first horizontal section of the crossing. Moving forward, up to 82 additional concrete girders will be placed as well, with each beam weighing between 126 and 140 tons. As […]
Designers Create LEGO Model of Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
We’re thrilled to announce that a LEGO model of the Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is in the running to be considered for mass production! Getting this LEGO model into the hands of children around the globe will help to educate – and inspire – about conservation, problem-solving, and co-existence with the precious wildlife of our world. […]
Lauren Bon and Metabolic Studio’s Bending the River Profiled in the LA Times
Annenberg Foundation Vice President and Director of Metabolic Studio, Lauren Bon celebrated the end of the first phase of her Bending the River project. Bending the River is an adaptive reuse of LA River infrastructure that reimagines the relationship between Los Angeles and the river that brought it into existence. The project diverts water from […]
Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Tours Make Headlines
/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/KCAL-Experts-lead-tours-of-the-Wallis-Annenberg-Wildlife-Crossing-1.mp4 There was great turnout for the first set of public tours of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. Docents from the National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign led Angelenos on a hike through the Santa Monica Mountains where the crossing will connect ecosystems currently separated by the 101 freeway. During the tour, docents outlined the […]
Explore.org Brings Global Nature Live Cams to the Aspen Ideas Festival
Explore and Charles Annenberg Weingarten – the founder of explore.org, and Vice President and Director of the Annenberg Foundation – were front and center at the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival. Explore’s innovative Aspen Festival installation – known as the Zen Den – featured nine live cameras from around the globe, offering views of brown […]
Amazônia Exhibit Profiled in the LA Times
The Los Angeles Times profiled the Amazônia exhibit at the California Science Center, highlighting the integral role Annenberg Foundation Chairman, President and CEO Wallis Annenberg had in bringing the work of renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado to Los Angeles. Wallis Annenberg is quoted throughout the piece and highlights both the stunning nature of the photos and […]