CAMPFIRE PROGRAMS
Join rangers for a fun-filled presentation and slide show on interesting
topics about nature, wildlife & cultural history. Meets at the Rolling M
Ranch Barn for about an hour. Location: Meet at the Rolling M Ranch (Chino
Hills entrance).
JUNIOR RANGER ACTIVITIES
CHSP offers this statewide program for children ages 7-12 who would like
to learn more about local cultural history, plant communities, wildlife,
ecosystems, conservation, weathering effect, climate, park careers, and
safety techniques. Children document their programs in a State Park Jr.
Ranger logbook. Merit awards may be earned based on participation. Awards
include buttons, certificates, and patches and culminate with the awarding
of a Junior Ranger badge. Meets at the campground for about one hour with
a ranger or park aide. For kids only, parents are asked not to attend.
Location: Meet at the Rolling M Ranch (Chino Hills entrance).
GUIDED NATURE WALK
An interpretive adventure with the park ecologist or rangers who share
with you CHSP’s diverse habitats and wildlife and reveal stories of the
park’s cultural history. Hikers of all skill levels welcome. Hiking routes
determined by hiker abilities.
RANGER TALK
This is an informal gathering to get to know your rangers and ask
questions. Meet the ranger patrolling the campground an hour before
sunset.
GUIDED TRAIL RIDES – EQUESTRIAN AND BICYCLE
Mounted Assistance Unit and Bicycle Assistance Unit volunteers host a
monthly ride to interpret and orient visitors to the trail system &
diverse ecosystems of CHSP. Riders of all skill levels welcome. Ride
routes determined by skill level. Equestrian ride meets at the Equestrian
Staging Area. Bike ride meets at the Rolling M Ranch Barn. (Riders must
provide own horses or mountain bikes.) See Calendar for: January
HABITAT ENHANCEMENT WORKDAY
Are you disappointed with gazing at exotic vegetation over our wild
rolling hills? The come to the Habitat enhancement Workday. Join the
park’s ecologist and volunteers in native plant restoration, seed
collection, transplanting nursery tending and other resource management
activities. Meets at the Rolling M Ranch Barn.
TRAIL MAINTENANCE WORKDAY
Join our rangers & volunteers in trail maintenance projects involving
brush clearing, trail restoration, trimming, erosion control, & blocking
undesignated trails, Projects will typically focus on maintaining the most
popular single-track trails. This makes a great community service project
for interested groups. Group Sponsorship is welcome. Workdays scheduled in
the cooler months of the year. Meets at the Rolling M Ranch Barn.
SIERRA CLUB HIKE
Have you ever want to hike the local hills but didn’t know how to get
started? Have you looked up at the green hillsides in the spring and
appreciated the pleasant backdrop that they provide for an increasingly
crowded urban area?
Join us on any of these hikes in 2007/2008 and become familiar with
everything our hills have to offer. The Puente-Chino Hills Task force (PCHTF),
a group within the Sierra Club, organizes the hikes. The PCHTF is working
towards the preservation of the Wildlife Corridor as an island of beauty
and biological significance in a sea of urbanization. The hikes should
appeal to people who want to stay in shape, are eager to enjoy the
outdoors, and want more information about their hills and wildlife.
Sonome Canyon 1/12: Hike a remote and relatively unknown loop
through the back hills of Brea in the Chino Hills State Park. 4 mi loop,
1100’ gain, along trail crossing Sonome Creek. Meet 9 am in Olinda Village
at 200 Verbena Ln (and Olinda Dr). (off Carbon Canyon Rd) Co-leaders: Eric
Johnson and Fred Reed
Coal Canyon 2/9: On this flat 4 mile hike, we will explore the
beautiful canyon recently set aside as part of the wildlife corridor. Exit
the 91 fwy going north on Green River and park just before the Green River
Golf Course. Meet at 9 am. Co-leaders: Fred Reed and Eric Johnson
Rim Crest, 3/8 (tentative): Come along as we hike the ridgelines
and a shaded valley in this local state park. This is a 5 mile 800’ gain
hike. Meet 9 am at Orange County entrance of the Chino Hills State Park at
Rim Crest Dr. in Yorba Linda (park on NE side, note parking warnings).
Rain within 2 days cancels. Leader: Fred Reed, Assistant: Eric
Johnson
Hills For Everyone Trail, 5/10 (tentative): Join us as we follow
the “Hills for Everyone” trail through open grasslands and wooded valleys.
This is a 5 mile loop 700’ gain hike. Meet 9 am at the Visitor Center
parking lot, about 2 miles from the park entrance off of Sapphire Road.
Ridesharing encouraged, fee for parking. Rain 2 days prior cancels.
Co-leaders: Eric Johnson and Fred Reed
