News
Hellman trailhead to open Aug. 1st
Good news! Hellman Park Trailhead will open Sunday, Aug 1. It’ll be open for pedestrian access only. The parking lot will be closed to cars. To help hikers with parking near the Hellman and Turnbull Canyon Trails, here is a link to a map of restricted parking areas in Whittier. Trail users can park outside of this area and enjoy a warm up walk to the trails (or bike to Turnbull)....
Read MoreEarth Day – Join Us, Saturday April 24
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86852134812 Topic: Puente Hills Preserve Earth Day Celebration Time: Apr 24, 2021 10:00 AM Pacific Time Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86852134812 Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 868 5213 4812 Find your local number:...
Read MoreMeet our Maintenance Worker, David
Meet our dedicated subcontractor David Garcia! David is a wonderful, hard-working and dedicated maintenance worker that helps keep the trailheads clean for all of us. He always has a friendly smile and many of you probably already know him. We recently gave David a Certificate of Appreciation for his outstanding efforts of extinguishing a fire from a vehicle accident and for his first-rate dedication and hard work in caring for the Habitat Authority properties especially during this pandemic. (David works for the MRCA, the agency that the Habitat Authority contracts with for ranger services) If you see him on the trails, wave and say...
Read MoreJoin Us! Virtual Coffee With a Ranger- Jan. 10 – 10 am
Join us here https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83175342193
Read More
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?