Tarantula Mating Season is Here
Remember our tarantula video? It made the news too! Check out the interview with Claire Schlotterbeck.
Remember our tarantula video? It made the news too! Check out the interview with Claire Schlotterbeck.
Join us Sunday, September 8th to be Fire Prepared… This e-newsletter covers three key topics: (1) The upcoming Fire Presentations on Sunday, September 8th, (CORRECTION from Saturday listing) (2) The environmental roundtable with Congresswoman Katie Porter, and (3) Areas impacted by the water line repair in Chino Hills State Park. Have a safe holiday weekend–and take care of our wildlands. View the E-Newsletter.
Last night Hills For Everyone presented a sneak peek on its updated Fire Study for Chino Hills State Park. This particular presentation was for the Rio Hondo Chapter of the Sierra Club. If your organization, association, or group is interested in a presentation — we have any number to offer. Reach out to us.
Fireworks cause many wildland fires this time of year. Please know that ALL of the cities surrounding the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor have banned fireworks. These cities include: Yorba Linda, Brea, La Habra, La Habra Heights, Whittier, Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Diamond Bar, Chino Hills, and Corona. Please obey the law as the consequences can be deadly and catastrophic. Have a safe 4th of July.
We’ve seen this same issue in Orange County. “A new University of California study … [found] that housing and human infrastructure in fire-prone wilderness areas are the main drivers of fire ignitions and structure loss.” And interestingly our Fire Study found the same results of adding people into the wildlands “Putting houses in the heart of fire country doesn’t just put people in harm’s way. It also increases the risk of fires starting. Studies have found that 97 percent of … Read More