Remember to sign up for the Walk & Talk with Assemblymember Phillip Chen. It is November 16th at Chino Hills State Park. View the email reminder.
Check out the Fall 2019 Newsletter. It covers: Why Cougars Count Madrona Esperanza Hills Puente Hills Preserve Grows We Lost a Friend (Judy Hathaway Francis) Park Hours Change 104 Year Fire Study Released Send us an email with your name and complete address to receive our mailed newsletters. We send about two newsletters a year.
Last week we had a tour with State Parks of Coal Canyon. This is the ONLY area wildlife have to move from the Santa Ana Mountains to Chino Hills State Park and beyond. It was hard to see it being used for so many construction purposes. We will need to work with a lot of agencies to come up with some solutions.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared that we are in a red flag, extreme fire warning situation through 6 pm Thursday. Wind gusts are up to 80 miles per hour. Please alert authorities if you see something suspicious or see fire/smoke. Thanks to the volunteers out on Fire Watch today and tomorrow.
In a report issued for Los Angeles County, fire agencies reviewed the Woolsey Fire. It states, “we cannot expect that all population growth in Very High or High Fire Hazard Severity areas can be protected simply by increasing resiliency to wildfire and by adding more fire engines.” The Los Angeles Times article goes on to say: “But it is folly to think that stricter building codes and more fire engines can eliminate the danger we create by building and rebuilding in … Read More