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Great American Outdoors Act

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 19, 2020 with No Comments

In a significant move this week, the US Senate approved the “Great American Outdoors Act,” which combines two topics. First, the backlog of maintenance projects (estimated to be $12 billion) for our National Parks has $9.5 billion included in the bill. Second, the bill permanently supports up to $900 million every year for conservation funding. The latter funding comes through a program call the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Lands within Chino Hills State Park include acquisitions funded through LWCF dollars. … Read More

Submit A Support Letter on AB 2021

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 12, 2020 with No Comments

AB2021 is scheduled for hearing before the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee on Tuesday, March 24. The bill language is quite simple and direct, view it online. This Committee needs to hear from you. Support letters can be sent at any time, but for this particular Committee to consider your letter it needs to be received by Tuesday, March 17th. Help us complete more of the State Park by sending in a letter today (a sample you can copy … Read More

Chino Hills State Park Expansion Bill (AB 2021)

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 12, 2020 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone is pleased to announce we’ve partnered with Assemblymember Phillip Chen to introduce a bill to expand Chino Hills State Park and require the Department of Parks and Recreation to take the lands it has always envisioned to have, into its ownership. Here are the specifics: Three properties have been identified (two willing sellers and one donation) totaling 1,611 acres. View the map below. We’ve identified several sources for acquisition dollars from federal, state, and local funding sources. … Read More

Bobcats A Little Safer

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on October 21, 2019 with No Comments

Great news for bobcats in the Wildlife Corridor and statewide!

House Passes Conservation Funding Bill

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 26, 2019 with No Comments

The environment is one step closer to permanent funding for conservation dollars through Land and Water Conservation funds as the House of Representatives just voted on the bill. The next goal is to have the President sign the legislation. Stay tuned. View The Nature Conservancy article.