Restoration Begins at CHSP

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We’ve gotten some questions about land being cleared near South Ridge Trail in Chino Hills State Park. This is the beginnings of a multi-year restoration project funded by two agencies: Caltrans and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The first is mitigation from a fire in Coal Canyon (Caltrans) and the second is mitigation for impacts related to freeway projects (OCTA). As a reminder, please stay on the authorized trails to keep the habitat lands intact and certainly avoid these … Read More

Mountain Lion Advocacy

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Our friends at the Mountain Lion Foundation have partnered with Center for Biological Diversity with the aim to list the cougars in the Santa Ana Mountains as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. This population is genetically different than other cougars in California and their very existence is threatened by habitat loss and limited wildlife corridors. Thanks to our partnership with Chino Hills State Park and Caltrans 12, we secured the connection under the 91 freeway at Coal Canyon … Read More

Traffic Leads to Conservation

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Hills For Everyone’s Claire Schlotterbeck got a shout out for creating Chino Hills State Park in this article. You could say the apple does not fall far from the tree with daughter Melanie Schlotterbeck featured in the article. Read the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service article.

Proposed Flyover Connector From 241 to 91 Freeway

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Per Supervisor Lisa Bartlett’s Fifth District E-Newsletter: “The Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) and Caltrans are proposing to build a direct, median-to-median, tolled connector to link the northbound 241 Toll Road and eastbound 91 Express Lanes and to link the westbound 91 Express Lanes to the southbound 241 Toll Road. This “Express Connector” would decrease traffic congestion, enhance safety by reducing weaving across lanes, and improve toll road and toll lane access in Orange and Riverside Counties. TCA and Caltrans welcome … Read More

Multiple Fires in July

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There have been multiple fires in July caused by a variety of things.  Here is a short recap of the local fires, some of which burned in the Wildlife Corridor, while others were nearby. July 2, 2015 Loma Ridge near 241 Toll Road in East Orange Three acres burned when this fire broke out. Cause: Vehicle fire Check out the article in the OC Register. July 4, 2015 3600 Block of Fairmont in Yorba Linda Ten acres burned, including a … Read More

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