It is always fun to talk about land conservation–especially to kids for career day. Thanks to Suzanne Middle School in Walnut for inviting us to talk about @Hills4Everyone’s work. Our consultant @ocparkbuilder had a great time!
Did everyone see the Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse from early this morning? Here is our shot from the Wildlife Corridor.
We are pleased to provide a recap of our activities in 2017 and for all of the support that allowed us to take action and to win environmental battles on several fronts. This approximately two minute video highlights the wildflower bloom across the hills, our legislative partnerships, the two successful appeal victories on Madrona and Esperanza Hills, and our work to get Proposition 68 (the Park Bond Act) on the June ballot. If the Park Bond is passed by voters, additional … Read More
In 2006, Orange County voters approved transportation sales tax, Renewed Measure M, which included funding for mitigation of freeway projects. One of the properties protected by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is next to Chino Hills State Park. OCTA is renaming the protected properties to reflect the natural resource values on the land rather than the name of property owner they bought it from. In many cases those landowners had proposed housing projects, including the Hayashi property in Brea. … Read More
The County of Riverside is in the process of writing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for an off road vehicle raceway next to Chino Hills State Park near the 71 and 91 freeways. The project site comprises ~163 acres and consists of nine racetracks for varying ages and expertise levels, sites for car and RV parking, concession stands, restrooms, seating, an operations office, eight desilting basins for drainage, and the ongoing sand extraction and mine reclamation. Between the noise, the … Read More