As recipient of these scientific insights, I felt obliged to bring them to the attention of managers. I published scientific papers on my findings, but I knew managers wouldn't read them. So for the next 7 years, I did the only thing I could think to do. I fought against proposed projects that would sever the two potential corridors linking the Santa Ana Mountains (my study area) to other areas. I read environmental impact reports and wrote scathing critiques of them. I testified at hearings on proposed projects. I wrote letters to the editor, and helped reporters write news stories. But mostly I fought proposed housing developments. Typically I'd end up with a few token mitigations that left the corridor worse off, but perhaps not as bad off as it could have been.