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Puente Hills Landfill Park (Not So Much)

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on November 11, 2015 with No Comments

The Puente Hills Landfill was to be converted to a passive park after the landfill’s closure. LA County Parks staff however, has thrown in everything but the kitchen sink in its proposal for the new county regional park. There are parking lots, gondolas, a giant concrete slide, a zip line, two BMX bike skills courses, stair climbs, bike rentals and an amphitheater. Learn more on the Puente Hills Landfill Park website.

Summer 2015

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 2, 2015 with No Comments

Summer 2015 (PDF – 738 KB) Highlights: Tres Hermanos For Sale Esperanza Hills Update Chino Hills State Park Discovery Road Opens LA County Significant Ecological Areas Lands at Risk in Southern Chino Hills Chino Hills Stands Firm Easy Ways to Help Gratitudes Brea Landfill Funds at Risk

Shape the Vision

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on July 31, 2015 with No Comments

One of America’s largest former landfills is becoming Los Angeles County’s newest regional park. The L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation invites you to help shape the vision for the park and join the Master Planning process. Don’t miss this opportunity to plan a unique area of future public parkland in your community! Three Meetings have been planned for (Community Visioning, Presentation of Alternative Park Concepts, Final Draft of Park Concept) 1st Meeting: Community Visioning 8/24 — 6:30pm – … Read More

Shell-Aera

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on December 30, 2014 with No Comments

See the proposal level the backdrop of Brea to add 3,600 houses on 3,000 acres in Los Angeles and Orange County. This land connects the protected areas on the western side of the hills to the eastern side of the hills. It is known as the Missing Middle of the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. Learn more about Shell-Aera by following this link.

Pacific Heights

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on December 30, 2014 with No Comments

Though approved for development in 2009, the Pacific Heights property above Hacienda Heights has been controversial from the get-go. The proposal includes 47-units on 114 steep acres. Learn more about Pacific Heights by following this link.