It appears the regional park over the former Puente Hills Landfill site is moving forward after a settlement agreement was reached with the County of LA and the Sanitation Districts. The Districts will pay $80M over five years to fund the creation and maintenance of the park. View the Whitter Daily News article.
Thanks to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for its continued coverage of Hills For Everyone’s work to complete Chino Hills State Park. View the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.
Hills For Everyone sponsored legislation to expand Chino Hills State Park by 1,530 acres (10%). It was just signed into law. Consider supporting our conservation work for more successes like these!
On this Indigenous Peoples Day take a moment to learn about the original stewards of this land. Go to: https://native-land.ca/ to find out more. The Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor spans multiple ancestral lands including: Kizh, Tongva, Acjachemen (Juaneño), and Payómkawichum (Luiseño).
It is with great pleasure that I announce that Governor Newsom signed SB 266 into law. This law now requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept title to the lands being acquired on the eastern ridgeline of Chino Hills State Park. Using the Chino Hills State Park General Plan as an implementing guide, Hills For Everyone identified 1,530 acres, nearly all of which is on the eastern ridgeline of the State Park, to acquire from willing sellers. View our Press … Read More