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Exclusive Estate Tour Announced

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 8, 2016 with No Comments

Join Hills For Everyone for an exclusive tour of an enchanting and historic property in eastern Brea. We call it North Orange County’s “Most Interesting Home.” You’ll need to see it for yourself to believe it! This is a rare opportunity to view this hilltop estate at sunset with panoramic views both inside and out! The event is Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 4 -7:30 PM. Registration required. Download the event flyer. Get details on our event page.

Conservation Policies Adopted

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 8, 2016 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone signed on early to this Southern California Conservation Coalition for both the 2012 and 2016 Plans. Here is the most recent announcement from the Coalition Coordinator, Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks: We are thrilled to announce that the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) certified the Program Environmental Impact Report and adopted the 2016 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy at yesterday’s meeting. Thank you to Saddlback Canyons Conservancy, Friends of Coyote Hills, and … Read More

Oil Wells and Homes — There’s History There

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 8, 2016 with No Comments

Check out this Orange County Register article on oil wells and houses. Brea is specifically featured. “Black Gold” appears all along the edge of the Whittier-Elsinore Fault.

Our East-West Hills Are Unique

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 6, 2016 with No Comments

For all you geology or geomorphology buffs out there. The Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor is unique on many levels. Geologically speaking it is really unique. Most mountain ranges across the globe, run north-south while ours run east-west. The arrows show three east-west ranges in SoCal (left: Santa Monica Mountains, center-bottom: Puente-Chino Hills, right: Angeles-San Bernardino National Forests). How cool is that?

Test Run on New Facebook Policy

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 30, 2016 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone has received requests to allow the public to more freely engage with the organization via social media. Up until now, we’ve had our Facebook page set up to only allow Hills For Everyone page administrators to post to our wall. This means individuals with questions must contact us via email or via Facebook private message to reach us. As a reminder, we are a small conservation non-profit with a limited budget and carefully used staff time. That … Read More