CONSERVANCY LEAVING NEWHALL PASS NATURAL.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The gateway to the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. is an increasingly green one as the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1979 and dedicated to the acquisition of land in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills, north and west of Los Angeles, for preservation as open works to acquire open space land in the region. Along the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. in the Newhall Pass Newhall Pass is a mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Historically called San Fernando Pass and Fremont Pass, it separates the Santa Susana Mountains from the San Gabriel Mountains. , the agency has scooped up, or is in the process of obtaining, land that organizers say is key for wildlife habitat and park preservation. Among the recent acquisitions and plans, the agency: --Purchased 80 acres in the Newhall Pass off Coltrane Avenue in January. --Received donations of several parcels totaling 30 acres that will be added to the Santa Clarita Woodlands Park. --Is in the process of obtaining parcels in the Newhall Pass, south of East Canyon. --Is continuing to work on acquiring Whitney Canyon. ``The main goal here is to make sure we preserve the critical areas for the wildlife corridor and the Santa Clarita Woodlands Park,'' said Rorie Skei, deputy director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. The wildlife corridor stretches from forest land to Malibu, providing a range of animals territory to roam. Mountain lions, mule deer mule deer Large-eared deer (Odocoileus hemionus) of western North America that lives alone or in small groups at high altitudes in summer and lower altitudes in winter. Mule deer stand 3–3. , bobcats, coyotes and skunks are among the range of animals using the terrain, Skei said. ``This is part of the main north-south wildlife corridor,'' she said. ``That is a critical wildlife habitat linkage area. ... We're trying to secure and expand the protected land.'' The Woodlands Park is the area west of the Golden State Freeway, from Pico Canyon Road to the Newhall Pass. The conservancy has secured funding for the land in East Canyon and is working to acquire the 500-acre Whitney Canyon for $2.5 million. |
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