11 Year Anniversary of Freeway Fire

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Today we remember the toll the Freeway Complex Fire took on those in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. The fire burned 30,305 acres and more than 300 homes were damaged or destroyed–mostly in Yorba Linda. Ninety-five percent of Chino Hills State Park burned as well. We are forever grateful for the firefighters from near and far that helped extinguish the flames under unimaginable weather conditions and to the residents who took to firefighting themselves when no emergency … Read More

Rep. Cisneros Op Ed

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In honor of Veterans Day, Congressman Gil Cisneros published this opinion piece in the Orange County Register. The theme revolves around support for permanently funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), the importance of our parks, and how these parks play a significant role in the lives and well being of our veterans. Chino Hills State Park has benefited from LWCF grants. Read the Orange County Register piece.

Report Roadkill

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There are easy ways to help research scientists understand where wildlife cross roads. Sadly, one way is through roadkill data. The California Roadkill Observation System (CROS), is a project of the Road Ecology Center at University of California, Davis. The CROS system, with the help of citizen scientists (like YOU!), plots where the wildlife are dying and what roads have the most animal-vehicle collisions. You can upload your geotagged photo or submit an “observation” to help researchers understand where wildlife … Read More

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