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Stink Bugs

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 13, 2020 with No Comments

This insect goes by many names: stink bug, darkling beetle, clown beetle, and pinacate beetle. It is jet black in coloring and there are 1400 species within the family. Why does it have the name stink bug? You guessed it, it stinks–rather the secretion it emits from its hind quarters smells. When it feels threatened you see this bug do the stink stand by putting its rear in the air toward the threat. Interestingly, pinacate beetles are found west of … Read More

Clouds in the Sky

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 12, 2020 with No Comments

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.” We find photos with clouds so amazing. Clouds offer a texture rich environment that a simple blue sky just can’t compete with. While we all continue to stay at home, please look for the silver lining and the rays of sunshine. We will get through this temporary reshuffling of our lives. We’ve heard it called the “Great Pause.” As you pause, choose hope. … Read More

Golden Yarrow

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 10, 2020 with No Comments

This beautiful yellow flower is called golden yarrow. It grows in many plant communities, including: yellow pine forest, red fir forest, lodgepole forest, subapline forest, foothill woodland, chaparral and valley grassland. There can be up to 30 blooms in a flower head. The stems are greenish-grey and has a long blooming season making them a great addition to any yard. It is very attractive to pollinators like bees and butterflies. This shrub–in the daisy family–is found throughout the Puente-Chino Hills … Read More

Save the Cougar Petition

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 8, 2020 with No Comments

** ACTION NEEDED ** Hills For Everyone supports the effort to list the Southern California mountain lion as a California endangered species–along with many other groups. This listing would give cougars more protections and considerations when developments, road or infrastructure projects are contemplated. On April 16th, the California Fish and Game Commission considers to list the cougar or not. Here is where we need your help, sign the Center for Biological Diversity’s petition to save the cougar! Without the cougar … Read More

Poison Oak Information

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 7, 2020 with No Comments

The More You Know… Poison oak is found throughout the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor–especially in oak woodlands and chaparral environments. You can identify it easily when the leaves are present because there are “leaflets of three.” Remember the saying “leaflets of three, leave it be.” That said, it is harder to identify without the leaves. The oil this plant produces can cause a severe skin rash because of the poisonous oil called urushiol. Direct contact with the plant on tools, … Read More