Building Wild Animal Friendly Neighborhoods

11/05/2023 28 min Episodio 45
Building Wild Animal Friendly Neighborhoods

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Episode Synopsis

We talked with Scot Hazard from The Real Estate Group and Mare Burningham, Eagle Mountain resident, on building wild animal friendly neighborhoods. Episode Highlights Importance and impact of establishing wildlife corridors in Eagle Mountain Scot Hazard's unique approach to working with the community for wildlife preservation Deer Haven development project with dedicated wildlife corridor discussed Deer Haven project's unique combination of conservation efforts and large lot sizes for homes Local wildlife sightings, importance of awareness, and protecting property and pets from predators Golden eagles sightings mentioned and efforts to restore their population through nesting boxes Consequences of not establishing wildlife corridors, citing the example of elk herds causing issues in Salt Lake Valley Wildlife detection system along State Route 73 in development, combining devices to measure motion, size, weight, and direction to reduce incidents Benefits of collecting solid data on incidents and traffic to persuade authorities about establishing more wildlife detection systems Acknowledging the importance of developers and landowners in preserving wildlife corridors and the role of Wildlife Alliance The story of partnership between diverse interests to work together for the community and wildlife to be shared as an example Episode Resources Connect with Neil Bryce, Jeff Beck and Greg Spencer Left of the Lake Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/288869046622439/?ref=share https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/leftofthelake/ Connect with the Guests https://www.linkedin.com/in/scot-hazard-6000b26 https://utahrealestate.com/roster/agent.listings.report.public/agentid/47070 https://eaglemountaincity.com/welcome-to-eagle-mountain/