California State Parks Foundation highlighted Chino Hills State Park in it’s recent newsletter. If you like the parks, enjoy the trails and want to contribute in a meaningful way… join the Foundation’s State Park Champions program. View the newsletter.
We are thrilled to recap the award ceremony from Thursday, March 17th. Claire Schlotterbeck, Executive Director of Hills For Everyone, received the 2016 Conservation Award for her work establishing Chino Hills State Park and protecting the entire Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor from the Whittier Audubon President Jennifer Schmahl. In addition to getting the award, she also received thoughtful acknowledgements from others, including: Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe (represented by Field Deputy Andrea Avila), the City of Whittier (represented by … Read More
The Orange County Planning Commission voted in March to recommend approval of the 83-unit Cielo Vista project. This means the Environmental Impact Report and project goes before the Board of Supervisors, likely in late April. Yorba Linda residents continue to fight this and the Esperanza Hills project through a resident-based group called Protect Our Homes and Hills. The Orange County Register recently published an article on the project. View the March 16, 2016 article.
Hills For Everyone is accepting silent auction items for its upcoming event on Saturday, April 30, 2016. If you would like to provide an item(s) please let us know by Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 by completing this form (below) and emailing it to info@HillsForEveryone.org. Donations are tax-deductible through Hills For Everyone, which is a non-profit organization (EIN #95-3786751). Thank you for your generosity and support of our efforts to Stop Madrona. We are interested in a diverse array of items such as: Artwork … Read More
Chino Hills State Park"As we celebrate the centennial, we should also remember that, although one act of Congress and a presidential signature can put a park on the map, the work of preserving these places and their stories falls to us too, as citizens, as owners, and it's never done." (David Quammen, National Geographic Magazine "The Power of Parks" January 2016 Edition). We at Hills For Everyone agree. Our work is not done in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. This video shows our legacy project: the protection of Chino Hills State Park from East Fenceline Trail.
Posted by Hills For Everyone on Wednesday, March 9, 2016
“As we celebrate the centennial, we should also remember that, although one act of Congress and a presidential signature can put a park on the map, the work of preserving these places and their stories falls to us too, as citizens, as owners, and it’s never done.” (David Quammen, National Geographic Magazine “The Power of Parks” January 2016 Edition). We at Hills For Everyone agree. Our work is not done in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. This video shows our … Read More