Chino Hills State Park Archives | Page 24 of 80

Escrow Closes on 80 Acres

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 28, 2021 with No Comments

We are thrilled to announce escrow has closed on the 80 acre Eastbridge property. The land was surrounded on three sides by Chino Hills State Park and on one side by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (L.A. Mountains). Thanks to the landowner (the Shopoff Group), the Wildlife Conservation Board, our consultants, and MRCA for their hard work making this conservation acquisition happen.

Preserve Yorba Linda Hills Petition

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 21, 2021 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone urges Yorba Linda residents to sign this petition to stop the conversion of designated Open Space to other uses like housing. Sign the petition by July 1st. The City of Yorba Linda is presently considering a project on 41 acres zoned as Open Space. Unfortunately, some governmental agencies view the “Open Space” designation as a “temporary” land use, meaning it can change in the future to residential, commercial, industrial, etc. The problem is, this particular land was … Read More

Chino Champion Covers Conservation Funding

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 8, 2021 with No Comments

Thank you to the Champion Newspapers for continuing to cover Hills For Everyone’s work on Chino Hills State Park. This article captures the May 2021 Wildlife Conservation Board meeting where funding was appropriated for two acquisitions next to the State Park. View the Chino Champion article.

SB 266 Approved Unanimously By Senate

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 24, 2021 with No Comments

Senate Bill 266, our Chino Hills State Park expansion bill, just passed out of the Senate with a 40-0 vote. It remains unanimously supported and a bi-partisan bill! Thanks Senator Josh Newman for working with us on the Senate side and authoring the bill. We look forward to closely working with Assemblyman Phillip Chen to get it through the Assembly next! Stay tuned! 🎉🎉

Ridgeline Properties Funded

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on May 20, 2021 with No Comments

It has been less than a year since we made an announcement like this (and we hope this trend continues!). Chino Hills State Park was created along ridgeline boundaries to protect the viewshed for visitors and watershed for wildlife. Today, we are thrilled to announce that the Wildlife Conservation Board voted to fund two more ridgeline acquisitions—both properties have been coveted since the late 1970s!! View our Press Release. Shopoff Realty Investments (Eastbridge property shown above) was a willing seller in a transaction to … Read More