Hills For Everyone Executive Director Claire Schlotterbeck was pleased to meet with Congressman Ed Royce today on how we can partner on conservation issues in Southern California. It was a productive meeting. We were pleased to have Brea Councilman Glenn Parker join us.
TBT: Happy Birthday National Park Service. On this day (August 25th), 100 years ago, the National Park Service was born. A few of the visionary leaders we have to thank for our 412 national parks, include: Artist George Catlin, Naturalist John Muir, Presidents Teddy Roosevelt,Woodrow Wilson, and William Taft. Because of this leadership we have special places like: Alaska’s Denali (the photograph), Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, California’s Yosemite, and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Thank you to all conservationists … Read More
What a huge disappointment! Instead of reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), Congress let the bill sunset today. Many of our public lands have benefited from these important LWCF dollars…. including Chino Hills State Park. This eliminates future federal dollars from this program. Let’s hope conservation wins the day in the months to come as nonprofits spearhead the effort to reauthorize the bill allowing more lands to be protected in perpetuity.