Hills For Everyone
@hills4everyone
Formed in 1977, Hills For Everyone's mission is to protect, preserve and restore the environmental resources and natural environs of the Puente-Chino Hills and surrounding areas for the enjoyment of current and succeeding generations.
In our August E-Newsletter, Hills For Everyone: 🦅 Pays Tribute to Jackie, the Bald Eagle 📸 Details How Cameras Track Usage and Wildlife 🐾 Features a Presentation by Beth Pratt on Wildlife Corridors ✅ Outlines the Risks of Prop 45 ➡️View the E-Newsletter: https://loom.ly/k1N73i8
Did you know that there are two celestial events tomorrow night (Wednesday, August 12th)? 1. Perseid Meteor Shower peaks between midnight and dawn. 2. Planetary Alignment between 5:35 and 5:53 AM (just before sunrise). We hope you get a chance to enjoy this nighttime event!
Three cheers to OCTA, California State Parks, Habitat Restoration Sciences, and Dudek for restoring 11 acres of cactus scrub near South Ridge in Chino Hills State Park through OCTA’s Renewed Measure M Environmental Mitigation Program.
Power in Nature completed polling on support for public lands (its staffing, funding, and protections) in Congressional District 40. It turns out, there is a lot of support for public lands locally. See our quote and one from the OC Mountain Biking Assn. View the Article: https://loom.ly/18AVWgo
Hear Safety Officer Alex Ramirez from the Yorba Linda Water District at the Yorba Linda Hills Fire Safe Council meeting on Thu., 8/6 at 7 PM. Learn about the District’s proactive emergency planning, preventive maintenance, & strategic infrastructure investments. ➡️: https://loom.ly/2_Y_63A
Check out Hills For Everyone's July E-Newsletter: 🌿Helping local biodiversity 🐾Celebrating 20 years of the Harbor Blvd. tunnel 📃Limiting impacts of future housing near the Harbor Blvd. tunnel 💡Creating a darker environment for wildlife and humans! See the e-newsletter: https://loom.ly/rw9pX-4
Thanks to those that commented on the land transfer from the County of Los Angeles to the City of La Habra Heights, which we believe impacts the Wildlife Corridor. The Supervisors continued the item to Tuesday, July 28th, giving Hills For Everyone time to work with experts to propose a solution.
🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨 Tell the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors not to transfer land to the City of La Habra Heights for housing. This land is needed to ensure the integrity of the Harbor Blvd. wildlife tunnel remains intact. 👀See the Alert: https://loom.ly/l0bIlq
July 2nd Presentation by CA Fire Safe Council Zoom Discover how CFSC can support this Council and how IBHS standards can help your community build truly survivable, insurable homes and neighborhoods. View the E-Newsletter: https://loom.ly/27nMOSU
The Hills For Everyone June E-Newsletter is here. Learn about opportunities to get involved in the Wildlife Corridor, as well as the recently adopted Brea General Plan, the Roadless Rule Rescission, and Western Burrowing Owls. View the E-Newsletter: https://loom.ly/HljFu_s
Interested in the history of Chino Hills State Park? Join the Chino Hills Historical Society for a presentation tomorrow night (Monday, June 8) at 7 PM with Paul Spitzzeri and Claire Schlotterbeck. The event is at the Chino Hills Community Center, 14250 Peyton Drive. Hope to see you there!
🚧What: Yorba Linda Hills Fire Safe Council Meeting 📅When: Th, June 4th at 7 PM 📢Topic: OC Fire Watch Program Learn how the OC Fire Watch program utilizes over 300 volunteers to support wildfire prevention efforts. ➡️Learn more: https://loom.ly/YhZ_yc8 💻Zoom Link: bit.ly/YLHFSC-Meetings
You do not need to be in LA County to take the survey. We've provided a step by step guide in this post! Go to: bit.ly/LA-County-Survey 2/2
HELP THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR BY TAKING A SURVEY! LA County seeks input on establishing priorities for long-term phase out of oil production lands.
HFE's Melanie Schlotterbeck penned this Guest Column for the Chino Champion on the impacts of the federal Roadless Rule Rescission and how this decision will impact Chino Hills State Park and the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. Read the article: https://bit.ly/Roadless-Rule-Column
This May Hills For Everyone E-Newsletter focuses on the April Carbon Fire, which burned Chino Hills State Park. View the E-Newsletter: https://loom.ly/v4RB_BI
Have you ever had wildfire-related insurance questions? This is the presentation you want to be in on. It's free, its on Zoom, and it's offered by the new Yorba Linda Hills Fire Safe Council on Thursday, May 7th at 7 PM. ➡️Learn more: https://loom.ly/-ZsKqT8 💻Zoom Link: bit.ly/YLHFSC-Meetings
Background: Hills For Everyone completed a wildfire study and this particular area has a high frequency of wildfire ignitions due to a variety of causes. See the 100+ year history of wildfires from our study. 2/3
🚨ALERT!🚨 The Carbon Fire has ignited generally across the street from the Chino Hills State Park Discovery Center. Evacuations are underway for several Brea neighborhoods.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Sandy DeSimone, a brilliant field biologist and restoration champion at Starr Ranch. Her decades of work, gentle leadership, and love for wild birds and native habitats leave a lasting legacy.
Hills For Everyone and partners are coming together for one of the most important gatherings our wildlands have faced in nearly 30 years. On Thursday, May 7, 2026, from 3–6 pm, join us in the Santa Ana Mountain foothills for a Rally for Nature – Defend the Roadless Rule. Register: bit.ly/OCforests
It's Earth Month, check out our April E-Newsletter, which includes information on: 🌳May 7th Rally for Nature 🖊️ The Story of Chino Hills State Park 🦋 Butterfly Migration and Identification View the E-Newsletter: https://loom.ly/hGIMwwc
Learn how the Sheriff’s team supports our community—through Neighborhood & Business Watch programs & coordinated responses to wildfires, floods, & other natural disasters. Don’t miss this chance to get informed, ask questions, & strengthen safety. 📅 Tonight | 7–8:30 PM 💻 bit.ly/YLHFSC-Meetings
As a note, prescribed burns should include a restoration plan or else the repeatable cycle of non-native plant growth will continue to occur making the area more easily ignitable.
There will be a prescribed burn in Tonner Canyon on Monday, March 30th by Los Angeles County Fire Department.
HFE's March E-Newsletter is out. This edition covers: 🥵 A Warming Climate 🚧 Restoration along Carbon Canyon 🏵️ Wildflower Blooms 🦋 Monarch Migrations 📰Read the E-Newsletter: https://loom.ly/w2nf1C8 ➡️Sign Up: https://loom.ly/Qh6k8m0
Do you want to stay informed on issues related to the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor? If so, sign up for our once a month e-newsletter. We take your privacy seriously and don't share, sell, or lend our list to anyone. Ever. ➡️Sign up: HillsForEveryone.org/Subscriptions
🔥 Join the Yorba Linda Hills Fire Safe Council meeting! 📅 Thursday, March 5 | 7–8:30 PM 💻 Zoom link: bit.ly/YLHFSC-Meetings Nathan Babbitt, OCFA Fire Prevention Specialist, shares insights on fire hazard zones, vegetation inspections, defensible space, & FireWise communities. Spread the word!
🔥 Join the Yorba Linda Hills Fire Safe Council meeting! 📅 Thursday, March 5 | 7–8:30 PM 💻 Zoom link: bit.ly/YLHFSC-Meetings Nathan Babbitt, OCFA Fire Prevention Specialist, shares insights on fire hazard zones, vegetation inspections, defensible space, & FireWise communities. Spread the word!
These elusive cats are very important to maintaining the health of the ecosystem. 3/3 #Cougar #CESA #ThreatenedSpecies #MountainLion