HELP THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR BY TAKING A SURVEY! LA County seeks input on establishing priorities for long-term phase out of oil production lands. You do not need to be in LA County to take the survey. We’ve provided a step by step guide in this post! Go to: bit.ly/LA-County-Survey
The County of Orange operates landfills throughout the County. One of those landfills lies next to the City of Brea. In the mid 1970s Brea proposed the 1,100 acre Brea Olinda Wilderness Park extending from the landfill across the hills to a small community called Olinda Village. Funding to protect the land was initially secured and then lost. In its place, the County then proposed expanding the landfill across the same hills and canyons. At the urging of Hills For … Read More
Hills For Everyone’s Melanie Schlotterbeck penned this Guest Column for the Chino Champion on the impacts of the federal Roadless Rule Rescission and how this decision will impact Chino Hills State Park and the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. On May 7th, HFE and partners organized a Rally for Nature with others like Power In Nature and guest speakers like Jason Wise. Read the article.
April 25th brought another fire to Chino Hills State Park. It started on the north side of Carbon Canyon Road half way between the Discovery Center and Olinda Village/Hollydale. No homes were damaged or destroyed in this fire. Instead, it burned into what is called the Brea-Olinda Wilderness Park. That land has been hard fought for. It was first targeted in the late 1970s by the City of Brea to be set aside as the 1,100 acre Brea-Olinda Wilderness Park. … Read More
What: Yorba Linda Hills Fire Safe Council Meeting When: Thursday, June 4th at 7 PM Topic: OC Fire Watch Program Renalynn Funtanilla, from the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, will speak on how the OC Fire Watch program utilizes over 300 volunteers to support wildfire prevention efforts within Orange County. Learn more. Zoom Link.