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Vote YES on Proposition 68

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 2, 2018 with No Comments

The Clean Water and Safe Parks Act will invest $4 billion in the coming years to address some of California’s most important water, park, and natural resource needs. Let’s protect the California we know and love by voting Yes on 68 on June 5th. Every acre of undeveloped land in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor is eligible for funding from this measure. We’ve worked hard to get our lands eligible for matching funds as well. Our vision is a connected, … Read More

Meeting with Congressman Ed Royce

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 7, 2017 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone Executive Director Claire Schlotterbeck was pleased to meet with Congressman Ed Royce today on how we can partner on conservation issues in Southern California. It was a productive meeting. We were pleased to have Brea Councilman Glenn Parker join us.

Happy Birthday National Park Service!

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 25, 2016 with No Comments

TBT: Happy Birthday National Park Service. On this day (August 25th), 100 years ago, the National Park Service was born. A few of the visionary leaders we have to thank for our 412 national parks, include: Artist George Catlin, Naturalist John Muir, Presidents Teddy Roosevelt,Woodrow Wilson, and William Taft. Because of this leadership we have special places like: Alaska’s Denali (the photograph), Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, California’s Yosemite, and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Thank you to all conservationists … Read More

Congress Allow Conservation Dollars to Sunset

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 30, 2015 with No Comments

What a huge disappointment! Instead of reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), Congress let the bill sunset today. Many of our public lands have benefited from these important LWCF dollars…. including Chino Hills State Park. This eliminates future federal dollars from this program. Let’s hope conservation wins the day in the months to come as nonprofits spearhead the effort to reauthorize the bill allowing more lands to be protected in perpetuity.