Hills For Everyone


		projects Hills For Everyone keeps an eye on the protected and unprotected lands of the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor, which spans four counties and 12 cities. In some instances, development proposals threaten the integrity of the Corridor, while in other cases, our protected lands are threatened with poorly planned infrastructure projects. Where appropriate, HFE gets involved in the local land use, planning, and environmental review process. Acronyms used throughout these pages include: CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act EIR =Environmental Impact Report 91 Freeway Expansion Learn about the proposed expansion of the Riverside Freeway that will add capacity, but not relieve congestion, while also threatening the functionality of the Coal Canyon Biological Corridor under the freeway. Canyon Crest See the proposal to destroy 1,899 oak and walnut trees with a 165-unit executive-style mansion development in eastern Brea. City of Industry Discover how 30 years of land acquisitions outside their jurisdiction has tied up a significant portion of the Missing Middle. Creek Restoration Using the 2008 Freeway Complex Fire as motivation, Hills For Everyone is leading efforts to remove the invasive non-native plant Arundo donax from Carbon Canyon Creek. Edison Settlement Learn about Edison’s forced compliance with a 1982 settlement agreement that will remove seven miles of transmission lines from the State Park. MWD Road Read the story about the proposal to add an "emergency" secondary access to the Metropolitan Water District Diemer Plant, next to and through Chino Hills State Park in Brea. NPS Study Area Get information on the National Park Service's National Recreation Area study, which is considering adding the Puente-Chino Hills to the designated area Olinda Landfill Learn about the funding source now available to protect Brea’s backdrop which was negotiated as mitigation for the extension of the Olinda Landfill. Pacific Heights See how the numerous project applications have shaped this hillside development in Hacienda Heights. Shell-Aera Learn about the 3,600 houses proposed on 3,000 acres on oil company land straddling the Los Angeles and Orange County borders along the 57 freeway. TRTP Understand Hills For Everyone's position on the re-route of Edison's TRTP project through the State Park. Whittier Oil Drilling Get details on the oil drilling planned for the protected lands of the Puente Hills.