Fall 2021 Newsletter (821KB PDF) Highlights: Chino Hills State Park Expansion Protecting 30% by 2030 Plants Mountain Lions Being Studied Loss of Marc Hanson Native Nations Esperanza Hills Hoff Project Ralph’s Club Card
Fall 2021 Newsletter (821 KB PDF) Highlights: Chino Hills State Park Expansion Protecting 30% by 2030 Plants Mountain Lions Being Studied Loss of Marc Hanson Native Nations Esperanza Hills Hoff Project Ralph’s Club Card
Learn about the Hsi Lai Temple project, the Liberty Canyon bridge and other wildlife corridors, and how to avoid social trails to keep our natural lands in great shape. Read the July E-Newsletter.
Hills For Everyone is participating in the P-22 Wildlife Wonderland event as an exhibitor. The virtual event starts at 11 AM tomorrow (Saturday, October 24) with activities for kids, virtual exhibitor booths, music, prizes, games, and more! We hope you can join us! Here is one of our “cougar” related event exhibits. Learn more at https://p22wonderland.org/
A Tail/Tale of Mountain Lions – Learn about the recent dramatic footage of a mountain lion encounter, research showing genetic impacts from inbreeding, and celebrate P-22 Day this Saturday! View our October e-newsletter.
A video/conference call/live stream meeting started at 9:30 this morning. The agenda item we were waiting for was #32 (of 33). The item began at 3:45, with comments starting around 4:30. Our item ended at 5:53. Who hangs on a call for more than six hours? We do. Why? Because the California Fish and Game Commission was considering the fate of the sub-species of the California Mountain Lion in our area. The process for listing a species under the California … Read More
Check out the Fall 2019 Newsletter. It covers: Why Cougars Count Madrona Esperanza Hills Puente Hills Preserve Grows We Lost a Friend (Judy Hathaway Francis) Park Hours Change 104 Year Fire Study Released Send us an email with your name and complete address to receive our mailed newsletters. We send about two newsletters a year.
Fall 2019 (PDF – 780 KB)Highlights: Why Cougars Count Madrona Esperanza Hills Puente Hills Preserve Grows We Lost a Friend (Judy Hathaway Francis) Park Hours Change 104 Year Fire Study Released
The cougars in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains face dire consequences if these “islands” of habitat are not connected. The cougars are genetically isolated, which causes inbreeding, and that means the mountain lions face local extinction. Corridors connecting other habitats and new females are needed to keep the populations genetically diverse. Read the Orange County Register article.
Our actions have consequences for the wildlife. Please don’t use rat poison … it makes its way up the food chain to the top predator.