We are thrilled to have Chino Hills State Park featured in this opinion piece by our consultant Melanie Schlotterbeck. Learn a little bit about how and why the park was created. View the Chino Champion article.
In a very contrasting post to our last one, we are excited to announce that our Chino Hills State Park expansion bill (SB 266 – Senator Josh Newman) unanimously passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee this morning. Next up the Assembly Floor vote.
More coverage in the Voice of OC on the recent conservation acquisitions. There continues to be more work to do–we won’t let up! And, yes the long term goal is to get these lands into State Park ownership, but our short term goal is to get them protected. View the Voice of OC article.
A great article on the recent purchase next to Chino Hills State Park. Included in the article was how the land was funded for acquisition. Funds were used from the deer and mountain lion fund–a voter approved proposition (Prop 117). There are both deer and mountain lions in this area! Keep it wild! View the article in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
We are elated to announced that today 320 acres closed escrow and are now permanently protected. The land, named after its owners: First National Investment Properties (First National), includes ridgelines visible from the popular Lower Aliso Canyon Overlook (as shown in the banner image). View our Press Release. Also, on June 28th, the second and final phase (80 acres) of the Eastbridge acquisitions closed escrow on the ridgeline lands identified in Lower Aliso Canyon. Both properties have been on the “must have” list for … Read More