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May the Forest Be With You

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 4, 2026 with No Comments

May the Forest be with you!! This video shows Tecate Cypress trees in Chino Hills State Park south of the 91 Freeway. Tecate Cypress trees are pretty rare. There are only 20 stands left worldwide and this stand, in the State Park, is the northernmost stand of all of them. Most of them are in Baja California. So, as you enjoy today’s Star Wars themed reminders, let this be a reminder to you that the unique forest of Tecate Cypress … Read More

May 4th Fire Safe Council Meeting

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 4, 2026 with No Comments

Have you ever had wildfire-related insurance questions? This is the presentation you want to be in on. It’s free, its on Zoom, and it’s offered by the new Yorba Linda Hills Fire Safe Council on Thursday, May 7th at 7 PM. Learn more. Zoom Link.

Defeating the Toll Road Proposal

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 30, 2026 with No Comments

Over the years, seven road projects have been proposed to cut through Chino Hills State Park. To date, Hills For Everyone has defeated them all. One of the most egregious proposals was the northern extension of the 241 Toll Road through Lower Aliso Canyon in 1998. Knowing what the Park looks like on a map and how land use and transportation planning work has been an essential part of our evolution of strategy. Parkland tends to be coveted as dumping … Read More

Carbon Fire

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 25, 2026 with No Comments

ALERT! The Carbon Fire has ignited generally across the street from the Chino Hills State Park Discovery Center. Evacuations are underway for several Brea neighborhoods. Background: Hills For Everyone completed a wildfire study and this particular area has a high frequency of wildfire ignitions due to a variety of causes. See the 100+ year history of wildfires from our study. For details, we recommend using the Watch Duty app or the Alert CA wildfire cameras: Wishing everyone luck in their … Read More

Loss of Sandy DeSimone

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 24, 2026 with No Comments

We are deeply saddened at the passing of Sandy DeSimone. Our first encounter with Sandy and her husband, Pete, was at a fundraising event at the Starr Ranch Sanctuary in Coto de Caza, a private preserve owned and managed by the National Audubon Society. There, we saw Pete and a colleague, Scott Thomas, scurry up trees as if it were nothing and bring down baby birds to band them. The photographs in this post are of two of those birds: … Read More