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Solar Eclipse Sunglasses No Longer Available

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 19, 2017 with No Comments

Wow! We’ve had a huge response to the article in our newsletter about the solar eclipse sunglasses. It’s great that so many of you plan to see the eclipse (safely!). Get details on what you’ll see where you are located. Unfortunately, we have just learned the eclipse sunglasses are no longer available at the Chino Hills State Park Discovery Center. It looks like we will all need to build our own viewing box. Here are some resources for you to … Read More

Press Release on Senator Ross Johnson

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 18, 2017 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone proudly acknowledges the life and achievements of Senator Ross Johnson who died Wednesday. He was instrumental in the creation of Chino Hills State Park, which lies at the juncture of four Southern California counties. View the Hills For Everyone Press Release.

Our Position on Tres Hermanos

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 18, 2017 with No Comments

A solar farm sounds environmental, but Industry can’t be trusted. Industry’s minions sabotaged the purchase of the Boy Scout Reservation in 2001 when it could have gone to a land trust. Industry’s leaders are now actively spreading the lie that 10,000 houses would go on the land if they don’t buy it. But zoning would not allow 10,000 houses. Measure U in Chino Hills would prevent that. Furthermore, Industry is hiding its plans rather than complying with the law that … Read More

Nature at Her Grandest

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 18, 2017 with No Comments

The solar eclipse on Monday August 21 may be one of nature’s grandest shows. In the most vivid way, we see where we fit in the universe. In our area, about 62% of the sun will be covered. The eclipse will begin at 9:06 AM and last about 2 hours and 40 minutes. Never look directly at the sun during the eclipse without appropriate eye protection. Sunglasses don’t count. Real solar viewers are thousands of times darker than sunglasses. There are glasses … Read More

Senator Ross Johnson Has Passed Away

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 16, 2017 with No Comments

We just learned that former Assemblymember and Senator Ross Johnson died a few hours ago. Ross was the legislator who carried the ball for many years to establish Chino Hills State Park—from its earliest days through the acquisition of Coal Canyon. “I was driving by Yorba Linda one day and I saw the future and I didn’t like it. I knew we needed to save something for our region.” — Ross Johnson As a Republican, he worked across party lines to … Read More

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