Take Action for Endangered Species

by on December 14, 2025 with No Comments

The Trump Administration is proposing four critical changes to the Endangered Species Act. This law has been in place since President Nixon signed it into law in 1973. The Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor has numerous federally listed threatened and endangered species. Hills For Everyone opposes the rule changes.

Submit a comment immediately. It can be as simple as: “I opposed the rule change and support maintaining existing federal protections for endangered species.”

🗓️ DEADLINE: Monday, December 22, 2025

There are four places to comment:

Rule Change #1.
Rule Change #2.
Rule Change #3.
Rule Change #4.

A blue background image with a thermometer on the left indication HIGH. On the right is the HFE Logo. Across the top is a "Threats to Endangered Species" title. In the middle is a photograph of President Richard Nixon. Below it, it reads: Recognizing the importance of imperiled species across the United States, President Nixon signed the federal Endangered Species Act in December 1973.
A blue background image with a thermometer on the left indication HIGH. On the right is the HFE Logo. Across the top is a "Threats to Endangered Species" title. In the middle is a photograph of map of the Southwestern Pond Turtle Proposed Critical Habitat with the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor located on the map. Below it, it reads: It is the nation’s most comprehensive tool for conservation as it not only prohibits harm to endangered species, but it also designates critical habitat for species survival, and creates recovery plans.
A blue background image with a thermometer on the left indication HIGH. On the right is the HFE Logo. Across the top is a "Threats to Endangered Species" title. In the middle is a photograph of the Least Bell's Vireo - Federally Endangered Species. Below it, it reads: Second, the rule change replaces the “blanket rule” of protection for threatened species and makes protections species-specific. This increases work load for the US Fish and Wildlife Service tasked with managing protections.
A blue background image with a thermometer on the left indication HIGH. On the right is the HFE Logo. Across the top is a "Threats to Endangered Species" title. In the middle is a map of Global Hotspots of Biodiversity with the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor shown with an arrow. Below it, it reads: Hills For Everyone does NOT support the four proposed rule changes and we ask that you take swift action to oppose the changes by submitting a public comment on each proposed rule change. Southern California is a Global Hotspot of Biodiversity.
A blue background image with a thermometer on the left indication HIGH. On the right is the HFE Logo. Across the top is a "Threats to Endangered Species" title. In the middle is a photograph of green hills with trees and shrubs. Below it, it reads: The primary purpose of the Endangered Species Act is to stop extinction and support recovery of imperiled plants and animals. It also therefore protects the habitats that these species depend on to live.
A blue background image with a thermometer on the left indication HIGH. On the right is the HFE Logo. Across the top is a "Threats to Endangered Species" title. In the middle is a photograph of the Southwestern Pond Turtle Proposed for Listing as Federally Threatened. Below it, it reads: The Trump Administration has proposed four major amendments to the federal Endangered Species Act. First, it modifies the procedure for listing species and focuses on economic impacts rather than species impacts.
A blue background image with a thermometer on the left indication HIGH. On the right is the HFE Logo. Across the top is a "Threats to Endangered Species" title. In the middle is a photograph of people around a table discussing things. Below it, it reads: Third, the proposed rule change updates how federal consultations on impacts to threatened and endangered species occurs.
A blue background image with a thermometer on the left indication HIGH. On the right is the HFE Logo. Across the top is a "Threats to Endangered Species" title. In the middle are two circles with birds photographed in them. Below it, it reads: There are numerous federally threatened and endangered species in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. Losing these protections jeopardizes the ecosystem health and function of the hills.
A blue background image with a thermometer on the left indication HIGH. On the right is the HFE Logo. Across the top is a "Speak Up Endangered Species" title. Below the title is a red "Act Now" button. In the middle are four screen shots of proposed rule changes listed one through four on the right. Below it, it reads: Submit a comment by December 22, 2025 with four links to: bit.ly/ESA-Rule-Change-1, bit.ly/ESA-Rule-Change-2, bit.ly/ESA-Rule-Change-3, and bit.ly/ESA-Rule-Change-4. There are call and email icons at the bottom.