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Cielo Vista Moves to Board

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 17, 2016 with No Comments

The Orange County Planning Commission voted in March to recommend approval of the 83-unit Cielo Vista project. This means the Environmental Impact Report and project goes before the Board of Supervisors, likely in late April. Yorba Linda residents continue to fight this and the Esperanza Hills project through a resident-based group called Protect Our Homes and Hills. The Orange County Register recently published an article on the project. View the March 16, 2016 article.

Silent Auction Items Requested

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 10, 2016 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone is accepting silent auction items for its upcoming event on Saturday, April 30, 2016. If you would like to provide an item(s) please let us know by Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 by completing this form (below) and emailing it to info@HillsForEveryone.org. Donations are tax-deductible through Hills For Everyone, which is a non-profit organization (EIN #95-3786751). Thank you for your generosity and support of our efforts to Stop Madrona. We are interested in a diverse array of items such as: Artwork … Read More

Chino Hills State Park
"As we celebrate the centennial, we should also remember that, although one act of Congress and a presidential signature can put a park on the map, the work of preserving these places and their stories falls to us too, as citizens, as owners, and it's never done." (David Quammen, National Geographic Magazine "The Power of Parks" January 2016 Edition). We at Hills For Everyone agree. Our work is not done in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. This video shows our legacy project: the protection of Chino Hills State Park from East Fenceline Trail.
Posted by Hills For Everyone on Wednesday, March 9, 2016

The Power of Parks

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 9, 2016 with No Comments

“As we celebrate the centennial, we should also remember that, although one act of Congress and a presidential signature can put a park on the map, the work of preserving these places and their stories falls to us too, as citizens, as owners, and it’s never done.” (David Quammen, National Geographic Magazine “The Power of Parks” January 2016 Edition). We at Hills For Everyone agree. Our work is not done in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. This video shows our … Read More

Industry to Buy 800 More Tonner Canyon Acres

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 25, 2016 with No Comments

The City of Industry is in escrow to purchase the last major ownership in Tonner Canyon. Owned by the Boy Scouts of America this land has been used for all sorts of nature-related youth events (camping, archery, picnics, etc.) Hills For Everyone’s Claire Schlotterbeck is concerned about the sale because of the important habitat the canyon contains for wildlife.

Local Parks Measure in LA County

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 24, 2016 with No Comments

Today we participated in a meeting to learn more about the ‪#‎OurParksLA‬ effort. The ultimate goal is to get another park bond measure on the ballot–for this November–that allows for natural lands acquisitions, improvements to trails and park infrastructure, improves our water quality, and keeps our community and families safe. The focus is local park money specifically in Los Angeles County. LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis was the opening speaker for the event. Solis has a been a supporter of the … Read More