Cuyamaca Rancho State Park and Chino Hills State Park are both home to amazing plants and animals. One is in a cooler mountain setting and the other is in a warmer rolling hills and grasslands setting. Both are amazing. have you visited Cuyamaca Rancho State Park?
Malibu Creek State Park in Calabasas has similar plant and wildlife species as the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. From the hills, valleys, and streams to the California quail, mountain lions, and deer—there are many similarities. It is a few thousand acres smaller than Chino Hills State Park, and lovely just the same.
Celebrate the diversity of species found in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor with another unique species: Coast Horned Lizard. This reptile enjoys friable sandy soils in Coastal Sage Scrub and Chaparral habitats. The horns and spikes on the lizard’s exterior help deter predators from eating it. Speaking of eating, the lizard feasts on beetles, bees, termites, ants, and grasshoppers. The Wildlife Corridor has Coast Horned Lizards throughout the hills as well, but it is considered a candidate species for protection … Read More
California Gnatcatchers are small songbirds whose range extends from Baja Mexico to Ventura County. These birds only use specific habitats, like Coastal Sage Scrub, which is often prime land for development. Because of this loss of habitat and the potential to lose the species, the federal government added this bird to the federal endangered species list. This listing offers it added protections when developments do occur. The Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor includes hillsides with scrub habitat and this little bird.
