Falcons are being used to clear an area of seagulls, crows, pigeons, and geese. What do you think of this technique? Check out the article in the Orange County Register.
Let us not forget the significance of November 15, 2008. Eight years ago today the Freeway Complex Fire raced through four counties and burned over 30,000 acres right here where we all live. Ninety-five percent of Chino Hills State Park was burned. Over 300 homes were damaged or destroyed. The fire taught us many lessons, let’s hope these lessons still resonate with elected officials when making policy decisions near our wildlands. Public safety is paramount.
The OC Register released an article on the risks of building homes in the canyons. Not only do firefighters have to contend with rugged terrain, but they must also deal with winding, narrow and dead-end streets. Taxpayers bear the burden of paying for homes in dangerous locations when fires strike. Maybe it is time to stop building houses at the Wildland-Urban Interface?
See the proposal level the backdrop of Brea to add 3,600 houses on 3,000 acres in Los Angeles and Orange County. This land connects the protected areas on the western side of the hills to the eastern side of the hills. It is known as the Missing Middle of the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. Learn more about Shell-Aera by following this link.
The City of Industry has its sights set on scraping the hillsides clean and constructing several dams along with side (saddle) dams in Tonner Canyon, as well as adding a road along the ridgetop–all of this on top of an earthquake fault. This land lies in San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange Counties and its not contiguous with the City of Industry’s city boundary. Learn more about Tonner Canyon by following this link.