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
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- 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/
