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Local Cougars at Risk

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 7, 2019 with No Comments

A lot of attention is now being paid to the Santa Ana Mountains and its highest predator: the cougar. Check out this article from a few weeks ago on the effort to list this “genetically distinct” population which is facing extinction without additional protections. Hills For Everyone connected the Santa Ana Mountains to Chino Hills State Park in the late 1990s, but more work is needed at the southern end of the Santa Anas. Read the Los Angeles Times article.

Cougar Habitat and Development Conflict

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 6, 2019 with No Comments

There are many ways to die if you are a cougar in Southern California: poisoning by rodenticide, collision with a car, inbreeding/genetic defects, burns from a wildfire, depredation permit, etc. The question has come forward about what we are willing to do to preserve our top predator? Would we be willing to stop building in their habitat to preserve the species from going extinct? View the Los Angeles Times article.

Animal Overpasses

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 5, 2019 with No Comments

Wildlife bridges are coming to California to reduce animal-vehicle related collisions, keep wildlands connected, and retrofit transportation projects. Wildlife in the Santa Ana Mountains face inbreeding and extinction if the natural lands aren’t connected to other protected lands. But alas, work is already being done in the Puente Hills. In fact, the Puente Hills Habitat Authority undercrossing is featured in the article. Read the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.

Happy 4th of July

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 4, 2019 with No Comments

Fireworks cause many wildland fires this time of year. Please know that ALL of the cities surrounding the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor have banned fireworks. These cities include: Yorba Linda, Brea, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Whittier, Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Diamond Bar, Chino Hills, and Corona. Please obey the law as the consequences can be deadly and catastrophic. Have a safe 4th of July.

CEQA Introduction

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 3, 2019 with No Comments

The California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA (pronounced see-quah), is a statue that requires state and local agencies to identify the significant environmental impacts of proposed projects, and to avoid or mitigate those impacts, if feasible. It also requires public comments/testimony on projects during the environmental review process. This landmark environmental law passed in 1970 and was signed into law by Governor Ronald Reagan.

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