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Trails open on Thursday, 9/10/20
Local red flag conditions will have subsided by Thursday, 9/10/20. Trails will be open. Hellman Park remains closed.
Read MoreTrails Closed due to Red Flag Warning
Tuesday, September 8 through the morning of Thursday, September 10 – Trails are closed due to high fire threat. Trails could be closed longer. Check back for updates.
Read MoreHacienda Hills Trailhead CLOSED on Saturday, 8-15-20
Out of an abundance of caution and at the request of the Fire Dept., the Hacienda Hills Trailhead will remain closed on Saturday, August 15, 2020 due to a nearby fire on Aug. 14. The trailhead should reopen in Sunday.
Read MoreSummer Trail Hours Starting June 1
Need a break and a bit of extra time in nature? Starting June 1, Sycamore, Turnbull and Hacienda Hills will be open until 6pm. June 1 thru Sept 30 hours are 9am to 6pm. Arroyo Pescadero and Powder Canyon remain open sunrise to sunset. Preserve hours are designed to help the wildlife in the hills survive and thrive. Here are some recent photos of wildlife dynamic duos throughout the hills. Coyote and bobcat p airs in Sycamore, Turnbull, and Arroyo...
Read MoreThe ABC’s of Face Coverings
Well said on Twitter by the Habitat Authority’s Interpretive Programs Coordinator, Terri Hernandez: https://twitter.com/PHHPA/status/1265430031087484928
Read MoreFace Coverings Required
Let’s do this, trail users! Now’s the time to sport those face coverings and keep 6 feet apart on the trails. We started off so well. The LA County Health Order requires that everyone over 2 years old needs a face covering at the trailhead/parking lots and on any trails where there are other groups of people nearby. (Children with breathing problems should not wear a face covering.) http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/docs/protocols/Reopening-Trails.pdf...
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