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LA County Approves SEAs

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 29, 2019 with No Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved revisions to the Significant Ecological Area designations. These SEAs as they are called provide additional protections to biologically sensitive lands throughout LA County. Most of the Aera Energy lands, the Missing Middle of the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor, are now in an SEA. Thanks to the Supervisors and staff for making this happen. And, Hills For Everyone was proud to support it.

San Diego Bad Example of Fire Prone Communities

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 28, 2019 with No Comments

We’ve seen this same issue in Orange County. “A new University of California study … [found] that housing and human infrastructure in fire-prone wilderness areas are the main drivers of fire ignitions and structure loss.” And interestingly our Fire Study found the same results of adding people into the wildlands “Putting houses in the heart of fire country doesn’t just put people in harm’s way. It also increases the risk of fires starting. Studies have found that 97 percent of … Read More

Brea Canyon Road Expansion Meeting

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 24, 2019 with No Comments

OC Public Works has a community meeting on the Brea Canyon Road Expansion project scheduled for Wednesday, May 29 from 6-7:30 PM. View our email on the meeting.

Baby Birds

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 23, 2019 with No Comments

A good reminder on how to handle situations involving birds.

Mountain Lion Warning

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 20, 2019 with No Comments

This is a good reminder that our wildlands are just that–wild. The mustard has reached 10-12′ in some places, we don’t have the same on the ground visibility that we used to, and that can cause unexpected animal encounters. There have been two confirmed sightings of a juvenile mountain lion in Chino Hills State Park in the past week. Where there are juvenile animals … usually there is also a protective momma nearby. Be aware. We recommend you study up … Read More