Congrats to our partner across the hills–the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority–for its great restoration work in the Puente Hills Preserve. The latest $2.5M restoration project was featured in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Keep up the great work and thanks for creating native habitat for the wildlife! View the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.
Join our docents on a special hike highlighting the flowers blooming in our preserve. Dogs and bikes are not permitted on this hike. (Conditions Permitting, check: www.HabitatAuthority.org)
Meet hike leaders at the Arroyo San Miguel trailhead and accompany them along the beautiful and quiet Arroyo San Miguel trail. Dogs and bikes are not permitted on this trail, so all the tracks you see are from local wildlife! (Conditions Permitting, check: www.HabitatAuthority.org)
We made it outside this weekend to the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority Preserve. Did you?
Join the Habitat Authority Docents for a themed morning hike. Themes and location TBA. Visit our meetup site to RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/Puente-Hills-Preserve-Hikers/events/
Trail location to be announced. Join us for a 2 part celebration of our local flowers! Part one is this special slide show and presentation, Flowers of the Puente Hills, by Docent Bruce Everett on Thursday February 16, 2017 at the Whittier Central Library (See Thursday’s meetup announcement and visit the Whittier Central Library for a free ticket to reserve your seat) Learn all about the flowers blooming in our local hills as seen in Mr. Everett’s stunning photography. Part two is … Read More
Use any of the trails in the Puente Hills and you’ll likely see some kind of tracks in the dirt. At casual glance, the tracks are mostly those of hiking boots, running shoes, or mountain bike tires. But look closer and all kinds of animal tracks can be found as well. Join this 2.8 mile easy hike on a trail open for a guided hikes only. Trail Access is via a dirt road with a lowlying gate across the street … Read More
Get the scoop on poop! Come out on a beautiful morning to walk the trails and learn a bit about animal tracking. This walk will teach you how to detect and identify different kinds of animal tracks and scat. We will take a short hike and see what “gifts” the animals have left behind for us to investigate. Easy 2 miles, kid friendly. No Dogs.
Use any of the trails in the Puente Hills and you’ll likely see some kind of tracks in the dirt. At casual glance, the tracks are mostly those of hiking boots, running shoes, or mountain bike tires. But look closer and all kinds of animal tracks can be found as well. Join this 2.8 mile easy hike on a trail open for a guided hikes only. Trail Access is via a dirt road with a lowlying gate across the street … Read More