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Sept. 9 – CA Gnatcatchers

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 9, 2024 with No Comments

California Gnatcatchers are small songbirds whose range extends from Baja Mexico to Ventura County. These birds only use specific habitats, like Coastal Sage Scrub, which is often prime land for development. Because of this loss of habitat and the potential to lose the species, the federal government added this bird to the federal endangered species list. This listing offers it added protections when developments do occur. The Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor includes hillsides with scrub habitat and this little bird.

Sept. 8 – The Web of Life

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 8, 2024 with No Comments

This Biodiversity Week we celebrate the web of life, which is made up of all the living and non-living things in an ecosystem. The web of life shows how interconnected nature is. For example, worms may help decompose organic matter in the soil. The worm helps the soil, but also feeds the birds. The birds spread plant seeds, which grow grasses for other animals to eat. If the grasses die, the animals dependent on the grasses die too. When one … Read More

Sept. 7 – Biodiversity Day

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 7, 2024 with No Comments

🦋🦌🌸🦎Happy Biodiversity Day!! 🐢🌳🦆 🍄 What is biodiversity? It’s the all of species that exist on this planet. This ranges from single celled organisms all the way up to the top of the food chain with apex predators. Hotspots of Biodiversity are where endemic species (species found nowhere else) are threatened with extinction. The California Floristic Province is one of 36 global hotspots of biodiversity. Today we celebrate all of the plants, animals, insects, and more that have evolved on … Read More

HFE Endorses Measure PH

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 5, 2024 with No Comments

✅ Protect the Hills: Vote YES on Measure PH ✅ Hills For Everyone has endorsed Measure PH to establish a Community Facilities District to help fund land protection, education, and ranger services. View our e-newsletter and share it with other LA County friends/family and hillside supporters.

Living with Wildlife 3 of 5

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 3, 2024 with No Comments

Ever wonder what to do when you encounter a snake? If you are in your backyard, pull out your hose and spray the snake down. It wants to be warm not cold. If on the trail, watch it and wait for it to move. Snakes play an important role in the ecosystem by keeping down the rodent population. There is no need to harm or kill them.