Tuesday Tips!Policy as a Conservation Tool 3 of 5 Demonstrate your points by pointing to existing laws, such as the California Environmental Quality Act or federal Endangered Species Act. Provide on the ground examples of where a policy has been implemented before. The path has already been walked, you simply need to follow it!
Tuesday Tips!Policy as a Conservation Tool 2 of 5 Remember the phrase show them, don’t tell them? If you are providing testimony or a submitting a letter, provide suggestions on what language would be better or where the policy has been adopted before. Also, when testifying find things you can support. Decision makers respond better to support than opposition. Reframe your message. For example: “I oppose this project!” versus “I support a safe project with multiple access points, which this … Read More
Hills For Everyone’s January E-Newsletter includes a special tribute to the Southland families impacted by the Palisades Fire, Hurst Fire, and Eaton Fire. 📩 Check it out!
For those in and near the wildfire zones.
Hills For Everyone sends its deepest thanks to firefighters, police, and other first responders working on the major Southland Fires. We know you’ve come from near and far and are doing your best under unimaginable conditions. To our friends and family, we are with you in spirit. We’ve been where you are now. We witness your grief, your loss, and your resilience.
When TV and radio list the winds as “life threatening” you know we are in for a big, scary wind event. And, as we all know strong winds increase the chances for catastrophic wildfires. There are a few wildfires already burning in the Southland. This post includes a short list of resources you can use to track wildfire events: CalFire Incidentshttps://loom.ly/woMTq1Y Alert California https://loom.ly/_QRTsEs SoCal Edison Public Safety Power Shut Off Outage Map https://loom.ly/B5VpawQ Sign up for County Safety Alerts … Read More
Tuesday Tips!Policy as a Conservation Tool 1 of 5 Participating in governmental decisions is key to conservation. Three basic steps that create a foundation of knowledge is reviewing agendas, writing comment letters, and testifying before the decision making body. Hills For Everyone does all of these across four counties and ~12 cities.
Today is National Bird Day! January 5th coincides with the annual Christmas Bird Count. Here are a few ideas to celebrate:1️⃣Learn one new bird2️⃣Practice looking at birds in your binoculars3️⃣Buy a bird feeder with local bird seed4️⃣Listen to birds outside5️⃣Download a birding app like iNaturalist, eBird, or Merlin
Need something to do on January 1st? Join the First Day Hike Chino Hills State Park. See the details below!
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