Last night Hills For Everyone presented a sneak peek on its updated Fire Study for Chino Hills State Park. This particular presentation was for the Rio Hondo Chapter of the Sierra Club. If your organization, association, or group is interested … Read More
Bob the cat… or bobcat. We saw you in Chino Hills State Park today. Your silence walking through the brush was amazing.
This e-newsletter covers three key topics: (1) Hills For Everyone has expanded its wildfire study for Chino Hills State Park. (2) Engaging in the public process affects change, we encourage you to do it. (3) There are many ways to … Read More
A draft of the Road and Trail Management Plan (RTMP) for Chino Hills State Park (CHSP) is now available for review and comment. A public input meeting will be held at the Discovery Center inside the park from 6 – 8 pm … Read More
If want to enjoy some fun activities this summer… visit Chino Hills State Park’s Facebook page for its list of summer programs. This photo is from a program on wildlife in the hills. Do you know if this skull (replica) … Read More
Several projects near Chino Hills State Park and the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority lands have had impacts to the California gnatcatcher and its habitat. It is nice to see the law is being upheld. Read the EarthJustice article.
A lot of attention is now being paid to the Santa Ana Mountains and its highest predator: the cougar. Check out this article from a few weeks ago on the effort to list this “genetically distinct” population which is facing … Read More
Fun Facts about Coast Live Oaks: These large evergreen trees have a short trunk with numerous large, crooked, spreading branches. They can also be wider than they are tall. The fact that oaks have crooked spreading branches in part saved … Read More
We were pleased to provide a tour of Chino Hills State Park for staff from the offices of CA Senator Roth and Assemblymember Cervantes this week. There is nothing like an on-the-ground view to understand the importance of the issues.
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 … Read More