… Last summer, Citizens for Los Angeles Wildlife, or CLAW, and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority purchased the approximately 2.5-acre parcel that’s home to Laurel Spring for $1 million after two months of intense and hurried fundraising. … The property near the corner of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Lookout Mountain Avenue is home to a spring and stream that flow year-round, providing a valuable water source for species … which are dealing with increased habitat fragmentation from development and roadways that can make accessing the Santa Monica Mountains’ limited water sources even more difficult.