Rim of the Valley Campaign

Rim of the Valley Campaign Community-based campaign to expand the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Later that year, Rep.

The Rim of the Valley Campaign is a community-based effort to expand the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area for the purposes of preserving open space, improving habitat connectivity and engaging urban communities in some of the last remaining wild spaces in the greater Los Angeles area. The concept of a connected network of green and natural spaces surrounding and serving the San Fern

ando Valley and other communities has existed for several decades. In 2016, the National Park Service issued the Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resource Study: http://www.nps.gov/pwro/rimofthevalley/. Its recommendations included adding over 173,000 acres to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Adam Schiff introduced the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, which seeks to add 193,000 acres to the existing park. Currently, a diverse group of conservation, environmental justice, outdoor education, historic preservation and other community-based organizations have formed the Rim of the Valley Coalition and are working to make the expansion a reality. For more information please call (213) 482-0642, email [email protected] or visit www.rimofthevalleycoalition.com.

03/04/2026

Korinna Domingo founded the nonprofit Cougar Conservancy in 2020 when one of the big cats was legally killed in Ventura County after eating numerous sheep. Now there’s an added level of protection to hopefully reduce conflict and help some of the animals thrive in the future. Details at https://www.vcreporter.com/news/cougars-listed-as-threatened-mountain-lion-populations-in-central-coast-southern-california-fall-under-endangered/article_2e8414e1-6e02-467c-a97a-c56743d03b7c.html.

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Thank you for joining us on today’s aerial tour of the and supporting the protection of our last remaining open space...
02/14/2026

Thank you for joining us on today’s aerial tour of the and supporting the protection of our last remaining open spaces in and around the San Fernando Valley. Much appreciations to our partner for helping us get a bird’s eye view of what’s at stake!

02/07/2026

The National Park Service is asking for public input on a potential national park designation for parts of the Los Angeles coast.

12/23/2025

Betty Reid Soskin, an iconic former National Park Service ranger, has died, according to her family. She was 104.

12/22/2025
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12/17/2025

Honoring the Legacy of P-22

Dear Friends,

How do you say goodbye to a mountain lion?

Three years ago today, on December 17, 2022, the world said goodbye to one of the most beloved and celebrated animals in history—the mountain lion known as P-22.

After we announced his passing, millions of people posted reactions online, expressing grief and showing compassion for the lonely and heroic cougar who meant so much to so many. Governor Gavin Newsom shared that he “grew up loving these cats”; Hilary Duff commented on Instagram that “P-22 = Icon”; and Rainn Wilson tweeted, “RIP to P-22, a gorgeous LA icon.” Media outlets as diverse as Rolling Stone, CNN, the Economist, NPR, and Buzzfeed featured stories about his passing, and on the day he died, P-22 was trending on Twitter, which I’m guessing is the first time in history that a wild mountain lion has taken over the Internet.

The day before the world learned of his death, I said my own intimate farewell to this remarkable animal. But how do you say goodbye to a mountain lion? Although I had advocated for his protection for a decade, we had never met before.

That day, as I approached him to say farewell, at first he hissed at me, and I thought, “that’s my boy, you still have it.” Yet then he calmed, regarded me with curiosity, and I sat next to him. I was torn between elation and sadness at seeing the real P-22 for the first, yet also the last time.

His face was still handsome and rougish, the one that charmed us all, but his body was so thin and ragged. Through my tears, I spoke to him, and he listened. I was so close I could feel his breath. I told him he was a good boy. I told him I loved him. How much the world loved him. And I told him I was so sorry that we did not make the world a safer place for him.

As I said goodbye to this cat, I promised him I would never stop working to honor his legacy and would dedicate my life to building more wildlife crossings to make the world safer for his kind.

It was so very hard to walk away from him. Saying goodbye was one of the most profoundly sad moments of my life--weeping in front of this magnificent wild creature and knowing I could not do anything to save him.

P-22 never fully got to be a mountain lion. His whole life, he suffered the consequences of trying to survive in unconnected space, right to the end when being hit by a car led to his tragic end. He showed people around the world that we need to ensure our roads, highways, and communities are better and safer for wildlife.

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing would not have been possible without P-22, but the most fitting memorial to P-22 will be how we carry his story forward in the work ahead. One crossing is not enough – we must build more, and we must continue to invest in proactive efforts to protect and conserve wildlife and the habitats they depend on—even in urban areas.

Please help me uphold my promise to P-22.

Donate to today to ensure the successful completion of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, fund critical mountain lion and wildlife research, and advance other crossing projects in Southern California and beyond. Donate at https://savelacougars.org/giving/

I miss you, P22. We all miss you.

With kindness and gratitude,

Beth Pratt
Regional Executive Director, California, National Wildlife Federation
Leader, Campaign

Photo by Steve Winter

Thank you, Eco Flight, for being such a critical partner in our efforts to leave a lasting conservation legacy on Southe...
10/28/2025

Thank you, Eco Flight, for being such a critical partner in our efforts to leave a lasting conservation legacy on Southern California.

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