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Brea Might Create Environment Committee

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 6, 2015 with No Comments

Residents in Brea have raised concerns over oil operations in the City, specifically hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking). OC Register Columnist Terry Daxon discussed this topic in a recent article. She asked Hills For Everyone if this was under its purview. Executive Director Claire Schlotterbeck stated that it was not, as our focus is land preservation. Check out the OC Register Article.

Madrona Court Heart

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on October 30, 2015 with No Comments

Today, Hills For Everyone and the Stop Madrona team attended the court hearing before Judge Moss at the Superior Court of California (in Santa Ana). Sara Clark and Gabriel Ross from Shute, Mihaly and Weinberger represented Hills For Everyone, Sierra Club, Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks and California Native Plant Society. Our petition was against the City of Brea for its approval of the 162 unit Madrona project in Carbon Canyon, as well as the developer (the state of Idaho is … Read More

Summer 2015

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 2, 2015 with No Comments

Summer 2015 (PDF – 738 KB) Highlights: Tres Hermanos For Sale Esperanza Hills Update Chino Hills State Park Discovery Road Opens LA County Significant Ecological Areas Lands at Risk in Southern Chino Hills Chino Hills Stands Firm Easy Ways to Help Gratitudes Brea Landfill Funds at Risk

Garden Tour Tickets Available

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 17, 2015 with No Comments

Support Hills For Everyone and its Stop Madrona efforts by participating in this Garden Tour of beautifully landscaped homes throughout Brea. Most of these yards are water wise. Visit one, some or all of the homes on the Garden Tour to see what other homeowners are doing to create living masterpieces in their own yards. Get expert tips on the plant palette, water use, benefits of installing specific garden types, and see different stages of growth and various themes. There … Read More

Drought Hits Home for New Developments

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 8, 2015 with No Comments

Governor Brown issued a mandatory 25% reduction in water use throughout the state for residential consumers as we enter the fourth year of our historic drought. Additionally the Executive Order also outlines that to save water, the State will “prohibit new homes and developments from irrigating with potable water unless water efficient drip irrigation systems are used, and ban watering of ornamental grass on public street medians.” As a side note, Madrona, Esperanza Hills, and Cielo Vista use well over the existing amount … Read More