Thanks to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for its continued coverage of Hills For Everyone’s work to complete Chino Hills State Park. View the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.
Hills For Everyone sponsored legislation to expand Chino Hills State Park by 1,530 acres (10%). It was just signed into law. Consider supporting our conservation work for more successes like these!
It is with great pleasure that I announce that Governor Newsom signed SB 266 into law. This law now requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept title to the lands being acquired on the eastern ridgeline of Chino Hills State Park. Using the Chino Hills State Park General Plan as an implementing guide, Hills For Everyone identified 1,530 acres, nearly all of which is on the eastern ridgeline of the State Park, to acquire from willing sellers. View our Press … Read More
Hills For Everyone sponsored SB 266 with Senator Josh Newman to add 1,530 acres into Chino Hills State Park. The bill is on Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting consideration. Help spread the word by sharing this post encouraging the Governor to sign the bill!
Here’s a little history: The eastern ridgeline was identified by the State Legislature in the Chino Hills State Park (CHSP) Feasibility Study (1977) as acquisitions that would ultimately complete the Park. It is further recorded in the Park’s General Plan in 1999. By 2008, State Parks agreed to a settlement agreement to add lands into the Park with walnut woodlands within 10 years. That same year, however, acquisitions statewide end and *all* State Parks stop growing. In fact, Hills For … Read More