If you missed June's presentation for the Chino Hills Historical Society on some history of the area that became Chino Hills State Park, there is a second chance thanks for Friends of Chino Hills State Park!
On Friday, 20 November at 6 p.m. (with a meet-and-greet a half-hour beforehand) at the state park's Discovery Center, 4500 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea, a talk will cover uses of the land from the 19th century to the 1970s when a grassroots effort was launched to preserve this amazing area from such development as an airport (yes, a full-fledged international airport!).
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| A portion of a 1912 map showing the where the future state park would be situated on either side of the Orange and San Bernardino county line. |
In addition to the slide-illustrated presentation, Claire Schlotterbeck, who played an integral role in that movement and who just retired from leading Hills for Everyone, which spearheaded the endeavor, will be there to offer her insights on the State Park.
If you're coming in from Orange County and to avoid the tangle of traffic, may we suggest arriving early to hike portions of Telegraph Canyon and then join us? Folks coming from Chino Hills will obviously have an easier time of it, but the hike is always a good idea! We hope to see you there!
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