Check out the fun video posts Chino Hills State Park is doing for interpretive lessons during the stay at home orders. These are short and sweet, so they are easy to enjoy anywhere! View the State Park’s YouTube Channel.
Did you know bobcats are the most numerous wild cats in the Americas and are found in the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor? They are much smaller than cougars and have smaller territories. Unlike cougars whose tails are nearly as long … Read More
Looking for something “nature-y” and complies with the stay-at-home orders? Check out the City Nature Challenge. Participate in this global event from home next weekend. Simply download the iNaturalist app and start uploading your photo observations today. You can check … Read More
Last year was quite wet in terms of the rainfall. This helped promote an amazing super bloom. It also finally allowed the intermittent streams to fill up and flow. An intermittent stream ceases to flow during dry periods. A perennial … Read More
Let’s play a guessing game… Chino Hills State Park’s first acquisition was in 1981. How many acquisitions have occurred to get it to its current size (3/31/2020)? The answer is 33 separate acquisitions to create the “current” Chino Hills State Park.
Coyotes often get a bad rap, but because they are opportunists–humans need to be more vigilant about keeping them at bay. Similar to dogs, coyotes are curious, playful, and defend their territory. Coyotes are most active during dawn and dusk, … Read More
We managed to get some fresh air yesterday, as allowed by the Governor’s Executive Order, by visiting Chino Hills State Park just after the trails had opened. It was peaceful, it was quiet, and a few others had the same idea. Here … Read More
Castor bean is a non-native plant that grows in disturbed areas and along roadways. Its leaves are easy to identify and its seeds (which are NOT actually beans) are used to make castor oil. Additionally, they contain ricin–a water soluble … Read More
Mule deer are found throughout western North America. They are named for their large ears, which look ears that belong on a … you guessed it … mule. Mule deer are ruminants, which means they ferment plant material before digesting … Read More
Named because their stem curls over the top of the plant resembling the head of a fiddle, fiddlenecks are found throughout California. The brightly colored yellow and orange(ish) annual flowers bloom in a curl. We’ve seen them across the Puente-Chino … Read More