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Environmental Directions Interview

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 15, 2023 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone’s (HFE) Conservation Consultant Melanie Schlotterbeck was interviewed by the Environmental Direction’s host Nancy Pearlman. The 30 minute interview aired on Friday, February 10th. A focus of the interview was our work protecting lands in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor and its alignment with the state’s 30×30 effort. You may recall the state set a goal to protect 30% of California’s lands and waters by 2030. HFE is organizing participation by Southland groups through the Power in Nature … Read More

End of Year Video

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 13, 2023 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone released its end of year video in mid-February capturing its work with 30×30, involvement in improved conservation outcomes for a local project, evidence of mountain lions in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor, updates on partnerships, and finally changes to our board, including the retirement of Roland vom Dorp, passing of Dr. Jack Bath, and addition of Josh Schroeder.

Editorial on Protecting Cougars

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 8, 2023 with No Comments

The Los Angeles Times published an editorial on the threats facing cougar populations locally and statewide. Humans have greatly impacted the cougar count because of roads, encroachment, and rodenticides. As the Editorial Board correctly stated, we need to consider how to reduce our impacts on these populations or they will forever vanish from the landscape. View the Los Angeles Times Editorial.

Radio Interview – Friday, February 10 at 6 pm

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 7, 2023 with No Comments

Listen in to a 30 minute interview with host, Nancy Pearlman, while she discusses Hills For Everyone’s work with Melanie Schlotterbeck. It’s channel 90.1 KBPK starting at 6 o’clock this Friday, February 10, 2023. She will discuss the efforts to protect and connect the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor and her role in 30×30 with the Power In Nature Coalition.

$1B in Conservation Estimated for Mitigation Program

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 3, 2023 with No Comments

Our partners at Friends of Harbors, Beaches & Parks (FHBP) coordinated a large coalition, of which Hills For Everyone was deeply engaged, to get a mitigation policy adopted by Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). Through our work with the Power in Nature Coalition we provided details on the policy’s status. Thanks to FHBP’s heavy lift, the policy framework was unanimously approved Thursday, February 2, 2023 by the SCAG Regional Council. The SCAG Project List includes this advance mitigation with … Read More