In case you missed it on 12/31/20, the California Department of Parks and Recreation released the Final Road & Trail Management Plan for Chino Hills State Park. This plan illustrates what trails and roads are authorized by the park… meaning everything else is NOT authorized (they are illegal) and you shouldn’t be on it.
Here is the second in a three part series on wildfires in Orange County. This article focuses on Chino Hills State Park and how it has an unnatural fire frequency. Too many fires burning the land is having big impacts on the plants and animals–all the reasons the park was protected. View the Voice of OC article.
With the holiday season in full swing, we thought we’d remind everyone that our favorite ‘hemiparasitic plant” (aka mistletoe) is protected in our parklands. This means, while it is fun to “kiss under the mistletoe” (virus aside!), if it is found inside Chino Hills State Park or on the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority Preserve-removing it is illegal. So, leave it to its job of stealing water and nutrients from a host plant or shrub and consider buying some fake … Read More
One of our partners, Chino Hills State Park Interpretive Association, was featured in the Chino Champion newspaper. Learn about their great education and interpretive work in the State Park. Right now we are collaborating with the Interpretive Association and State Parks on emergency grants to help fund projects needed post-Blue Ridge Fire. Stay tuned on the outcome! Read the Chino Champion article.
Comments are being accepted on the Chino Hills State Park Final Road and Trail Management Plan through November 30, 2020. The document in the link below is the final plan. Responses to the draft plan are also included on this page. Send comments by email to: Trails@parks.ca.gov.