The Stop Madrona team celebrated the California Supreme Court victory that finally put an end to the proposed 162-unit Madrona project in eastern Brea.
Hills For Everyone was honored to have Melanie Schlotterbeck present to the Rotary Club of Brea on the wildfires in Chino Hills State Park. Thanks for the invitation and the opportunity to share our wildfire study.
Hills For Everyone’s Claire Schlotterbeck presented on the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor for the La Habra Heights City Council at its March 12, 2018 meeting.
Guess what? Those very high fire hazard severity zones (you know, the places most likely to burn) are where the fastest residential development is occurring in Southern California. And, interestingly–according to this new study–people in those zones are most likely to start the fires there. Let’s hope the lessons of the Freeway Complex Fire, Canyon 2 Fire, and other statewide disasters bring home the realities of how dangerous it is to build in these areas. Read the KPPC article.
Check out this Op-Ed in the San Jose Mercury on Proposition 68 (the Park Bond Act). As indicated in the article most of the money is slated for Southern California. This is good news for us and the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor! On June 5th, help support conservation locally and statewide by voting YES on Proposition 68. Check out the San Jose Mercury article.