PUENTE HILLS: LIST OF ACTIVITIES TRAIL MAINTENANCE DAY Help us to beautify the local trails for all who use them.
Scheduled tasks included non-native weed removal, seed planting, and minor trail
repair. Volunteers will receive 10 minute introduction and safety talk from
Rangers. Open to all ages. Certificates for service hours are available to
students after completion of work day.
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY Learn about one of the most spectacular events in the life of
a migratory bird – its journey between its summer and winter homes. Bird talks,
crafts and educational presentations will be just a few of the activities
visitors will be able to participate in.
TYKE HIKES Mommy and Me Program- Come explore the trails using all of
your senses and learn to recognize the shapes found in nature through stories,
songs and hands-on learning. Class is for Parents and children 2-3 years old.
SUMMER SOLSTICE CAMPFIRE Family campfire to celebrate the longest night and day of the
year. Families will bring their picnic baskets and blankets and be entertained
as professional storytellers tell folktales in front of the fire light.
GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT Local residents can participate in this national survey held
by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society of common
backyard birds by counting the birds in their backyard or Local Park. Activities
will include bird walks, crafts and educational information on how to attract
and identify birds in your backyard. Follow this link to download a PDF of this
event.
NATURE JOURNALING FOR SENIORS & ADULTS 1 hour walk on the trails to slow down, observe, reflect and
renew your connection with nature. Class will teach basic techniques for
starting a nature journal and how to expand future entries with drawings, poems
and pictures.
ASK THE EXPERT'S LECTURE SERIES Nature themed lecture series held at Hacienda Hills Trailhead
on the last Saturday morning of the month. Guest lecturers will vary with the
season and topic.
SCOUTING OUTINGS Let us help your troop fulfill some of the necessary
requirements to earn environmental and nature badges. Troop Master must call and
schedule activity at least 1 month in advance so that class can be tailored to
meet the requirements. Call Meaghan in advance 562-945-9003 or email
moneill@habitatauthority.org
PUENTE/WHITTIER HILLS CONDITIONING HIKE Moderately paced 5-6 mile hike in the lush canyons of the
Puente/Whittier Hills. Please no beginners. Enjoy this Emerald City hike as the
sun sets in the west. Seven hundred foot elevation gain up long switchbacks and
trails with varying routes. Be prompt to enjoy the sunset. Meet at 6:30 pm every
Wednesday at the south end of Seventh Ave. (where the street ends). Turn right
on Orange Grove to park on street - from Pomona Fwy, exit Seventh Ave. go south
to Orange Grove. Bring hiking boots, water, flashlight. Rain cancels. Hike
leaders: Jerry Johnson, Marty Kluck, & Bert Padilla.
SIERRA CLUB HIKES Have you ever want to hike the local hills but didn’t know
how to get started? Have you looked up at the green hillsides in the spring and
appreciated the pleasant backdrop that they provide for an increasingly crowded
urban area?
Join us on any of these hikes in 2007/2008 and become familiar with everything
our hills have to offer. The Puente-Chino Hills Task force (PCHTF), a group
within the Sierra Club, organizes the hikes. The PCHTF is working towards the
preservation of the Wildlife Corridor as an island of beauty and biological
significance in a sea of urbanization. The hikes should appeal to people who
want to stay in shape, are eager to enjoy the outdoors, and want more
information about their hills and wildlife.
TRAILS TO BE
The Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor is not just for animals - it's for
people too. As more properties are purchased and opened to public access, the
recreational opportunities will improve. Our goal is to complete a continuous
trail, the Wonderland Trail, across the entire Corridor from Whittier to the
Santa Ana Mountains. This trail will be 31 miles long as the eagle flies, and a
much greater distance on the ground.
The Wonderland Trail will intersect the Santa Ana River Trail at the Riverside
Freeway in Yorba Linda. At that point, options will include a hike/bike eastward
on the Santa Ana River Trail toward the San Bernardino Mountains, a hike/bike
southwest on the same trail to the Pacific Ocean, or a hike into the Santa Ana
Mountains which connects southward to San Diego County.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NOVEMBER 2007 Saturday, November 10 at 9 AM - Sierra Club Hike (7th
Avenue). Meet at 7th Ave and E. Orange Grove Ave(Hacienda Hills)
DECEMBER 2007 Saturday, December 10 at 9 AM - Sierra Club Hike (Powder
Canyon). Meet at Powder Canyon entrance (equestrian ring) along Old
Fullerton Rd , 400 yds W of Harbor Blvd (near Pathfinder) in (Rowland
Hgts)
APRIL 2008 Saturday, April 12 (tentative) at 9 AM - Sierra Club Hike (Hellman
Park). Meet Hellman trailhead parking lot at Rose and Greenleaf
(Whittier)
