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We Stand With You

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 16, 2020 with No Comments

We know that with #COVID-19 right now the world is a different place than it was last week. There are a lot of unknowns, a lot of ways we need to think and act differently, and a lot of uncertainty with the future. The ultimate goal is to keep people safe–especially the elderly and immune compromised–and we should all heed the advice of WHO and CDC. Wash your hands. Stay home. Avoid large gatherings. During this time, it might feel isolating, … Read More

We Need Parks

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 15, 2020 with No Comments

This is a wonderful article on people and their interactions with nature, what they value, how they describe it, what it means to them, etc. When you have a moment (after the rain), think about this when you head outside next. View the article from Anthropocene.

Sample AB 2021 Letter

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 14, 2020 with No Comments

We’ve had a great response to the letter request (see the post from yesterday), so we are sending in our first batch around 4 PM today. If you want in on today’s batch–email us your letter by 3 PM (info@hillsforeveryone.org). Here is one to provide some inspiration about what we’ve already accomplished. (Photo: A letter written by Melanie Schlotterbeck supporting AB 2021).

Submit A Support Letter on AB 2021

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 12, 2020 with No Comments

AB2021 is scheduled for hearing before the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee on Tuesday, March 24. The bill language is quite simple and direct, view it online. This Committee needs to hear from you. Support letters can be sent at any time, but for this particular Committee to consider your letter it needs to be received by Tuesday, March 17th. Help us complete more of the State Park by sending in a letter today (a sample you can copy … Read More

Chino Hills State Park Expansion Bill (AB 2021)

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 12, 2020 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone is pleased to announce we’ve partnered with Assemblymember Phillip Chen to introduce a bill to expand Chino Hills State Park and require the Department of Parks and Recreation to take the lands it has always envisioned to have, into its ownership. Here are the specifics: Three properties have been identified (two willing sellers and one donation) totaling 1,611 acres. View the map below. We’ve identified several sources for acquisition dollars from federal, state, and local funding sources. … Read More