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How Are Your NELs?

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on October 16, 2015 with No Comments

The National Park Foundation has this wonderful video about the need for people to get outdoors. It comes in a very serious form… a doctor discussion a patient’s NEL (Nature Engagement Levels). Hills For Everyone works to protect our natural lands not only for the wildlife and habitat value, but also for people. Nature is an important educator, de-stressor, and calmer. Make sure you have high NELs. Check out the video.

Wilderness Park or Tourist Destination?

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on October 7, 2015 with No Comments

Ideas proposed for the Puente Hills Landfill are being considered. While some are habitat, wilderness and trail focused, others scream tourist destination with gondolas, restaurants and manufactured features. Nearby residents have endured decades of trash related activities, they may not be interested in having millions of people flood the hills and their neighborhoods. What’s your take on the plans? Read the article in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

Congress Allow Conservation Dollars to Sunset

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 30, 2015 with No Comments

What a huge disappointment! Instead of reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), Congress let the bill sunset today. Many of our public lands have benefited from these important LWCF dollars…. including Chino Hills State Park. This eliminates future federal dollars from this program. Let’s hope conservation wins the day in the months to come as nonprofits spearhead the effort to reauthorize the bill allowing more lands to be protected in perpetuity.

Wildlife Fencing Tour

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 30, 2015 with No Comments

The Transportation Corridor Agency is installing wildlife fencing on the 241 North to reduce car collisions with animals. The targeted animals are deer, coyotes, bobcats and cougars. To monitor their work there are multiple wildlife cameras both at jump offs, culverts and bridges. There are jump offs available to animals that may have reached the roadway accidentally and are looking for a way back “into” the habitat lands. Check out our photos on Facebook.

Study Finds Santa Ana Wind Fires Bigger/Faster

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 30, 2015 with No Comments

The OC Register printed a great article on why building at the Wildland-Urban Interface is NOT a great idea. It turns out, from this UCI published report, that Santa Ana Wind driven fires cause more damage (80% of the $3.1 billion in economic losses) and move faster (three times the speed of non-wind driven fires). It all comes back to planning. Jim Randerson says it best in the article: “We can’t keep increasing new exposure with new developments in high-risk, high-wildfire … Read More

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