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CalFire Grant
PUENTE HILLS FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT During fiscal year 21-22, the Habitat Authority was awarded a $617,862 one-time grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Fire Prevention Grants Program to fund activities which would reduce the wildfire fuel load in the Puente Hills Preserve. The proposed project would fund efforts such as vegetation clearing along the urban-wildland interface, dead tree removal (well over 100 trees) and goat grazing (approximately 36 acres). It will compliment historic efforts, as well as match efforts funded in part by the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy via the Governor’s statewide wildfire prevention...
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The Habitat Authority is currently considering options for maintaining local services. As we plan for the future, please share your priorities by taking our survey at www.tinyurl.com/PuenteHillsSurvey
Read MoreVolunteer Awards
Volunteer Awards Our outstanding volunteers, Pam Hill and Lee Willard, were recognized for their valuable contributions to the Habitat Authority this past Saturday, September 16, 2023, at our Meetup monthly public hike. Also recognized but not present was volunteer Tom Merlino. Our volunteers’ time is precious in helping the Authority maintain its trails, host Meetup.com, and process the wildlife camera digital photos. Our recognized volunteers contributed many precious hours to protecting our trails and hillsides this past fiscal year. Pam Hill Pam Hill is a Whittier resident and teaches geology at California State University, Long Beach, but still finds the...
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Ecologist Blog
- Time for the Animals
- What Makes Them Tick - By Bo Gould (intern)
- Shaking it Up with Rattlesnakes - by Bo Gould (intern)
- Living With Coyotes
- It’s the Great Backyard Bird Count
- Rodenticides....Unintended Consequences
- Stop, look, listen!
- Something is bugging our oaks...
- Should you be afraid of bobcats?
- What’s Lurking in your Firewood?