Chino Hills State Park Archives | Page 22 of 80

320 Acres Close Escrow

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 18, 2021 with No Comments

We are elated to announced that today 320 acres closed escrow and are now permanently protected. The land, named after its owners: First National Investment Properties (First National), includes ridgelines visible from the popular Lower Aliso Canyon Overlook (as shown in the banner image). View our Press Release. Also, on June 28th, the second and final phase (80 acres) of the Eastbridge acquisitions closed escrow on the ridgeline lands identified in Lower Aliso Canyon. Both properties have been on the “must have” list for … Read More

A Win For Conservation

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 18, 2021 with No Comments

Forty years in the making… the view from Chino Hills State Park of Lower Aliso Canyon is now protected–forever. We are deeply grateful to the landowner, The Conservation Fund, L.A. Mountains, and Wildlife Conservation Board. If you want to support our conservation work… follow us on Facebook and/or donate: www.HillsForEveryone.org.

OpEd Written on 30×30 Campaign

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 18, 2021 with No Comments

Thanks to a wonderful partnership with Friends of Harbors, Beaches & Parks (FHBP), a joint Opinion Editorial was written by our (and FHBP) consultant Melanie Schlotterbeck about opportunities that exist in and around Orange County for conservation acquisitions. Through a thorough mapping exercise we now know more than 30,000 acres are potentially available for conservation. Read the Opinion Editorial.

Barn Owls Hunt at Dusk

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 10, 2021 with No Comments

Saturday night we were at Chino Hills State Park camping and witnessed three barn owls hunting at dusk. It was amazing. Nature is wonderful. We are grateful to have been part of the preservation of this land for current and future generations.

Chino Hills State Park

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on August 6, 2021 with No Comments

Did you know that Hills For Everyone does not own or manage land? Nope. We advocate for the protection of land, work with willing sellers and donors to get land protected, inform political leaders and gather their support, and use state and federal dollars for the conservation acquisitions–but we do not own or manage the land. Back the 1970s we designed Chino Hills State Park along ridgeline boundaries to protect the viewshed for visitors and the watershed for wildlife. Here … Read More