Check out this new tool: DamageMap by researchers at Cal Poly SLO and Stanford. Instead of having to wait days or weeks to learn the fate of your home in the aftermath of a wildfire, artificial intelligence is providing early views as the smoke clears. Read the Monterey Herald article.
Three updates this January include: the replacement of fire damaged items, removal of additional barbed wire, and the preservation through land donation of 10 more acres by Chino Hills State Park. Read the HFE Newsletter.
One of the key meetings we participated in this week was held by the California Natural Resource Agency on its 30×30 effort. The 30×30 effort aims to protect 30% of the state’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. Speakers and staff discussed the “Pathways to 30×30” document, which Hills For Everyone will be commenting on.
Send a quick note to the City Council requesting an appeal of the recent court decision allowing the Esperanza Hills developer full use of the open space lots on Stonehaven. Deadline: Friday at 10 AM. View the Emergency Alert for Yorba Linda supporters.
While this may be hard to read, it is an important reminder that we need to do better to protect these beautiful creatures from the harmful effects of habitat isolation. Genetic defects are because of mating with close relatives (inbreeding). That’s why Hills For Everyone continues to work on connectivity solutions in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor.