Canyon Hills approval Canyon Hills approval

Was predicated on mitigating for destroying Was predicated on mitigating for destroying the entirety of the site’s pristine Riparian the entirety of the site’s pristine Riparian habitat and 150 acres of untrammeled habitat and 150 acres of untrammeled

Chaparral by preserving the remainder of the Chaparral by preserving the remainder of the open space in perpetuity. open space in perpetuity.

These are photos of this preserved land. These are photos of this preserved land.

• Preservation of the rest of the open space does not appear to be a high priority, now that they have their development agreement.

• Huge swaths of this hillside have been stripped of it’s plant cover recently, and will erode rapidly in the heavy winter rains.

• It’s value as habitat? Not much, getting to be less every day it appears.

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What happened to the dense native vegetation?What happened to the dense native vegetation?

Trail cutting!Trail cutting!

Un-posted land is a trail cutting Un-posted land is a trail cutting magnetmagnet

That was a willow tree, so is this. Please That was a willow tree, so is this. Please note the refuse drying up to the left.note the refuse drying up to the left.

Did you notice the rut already washed out in that Did you notice the rut already washed out in that last picture? That’s only from this year’s rains!last picture? That’s only from this year’s rains!

Many smaller trails still being cut into openspace!Many smaller trails still being cut into openspace!

But why?But why?

These are chainsawn trees!These are chainsawn trees!

So Who is doing this?So Who is doing this?

How would I know? I had to walk 5 miles while sick to take How would I know? I had to walk 5 miles while sick to take these pictures. Somebody who has a key and equipment?these pictures. Somebody who has a key and equipment?

Naw, it couldn’t be the LA county FD?Naw, it couldn’t be the LA county FD?

• Probably not, but they skedaddled when I approached on foot.

Presumably, one must preserve first, then grade.Presumably, one must preserve first, then grade.

• This site is going fast. If Canyon Hills is allowed to destroy the remaining habitat to the east of here, most all the animals will die.

• The mitigation for destroying the drainage 4 riparian corridor and 150 acres of very intact chaparral, was supposed to be to “preserve” the chaparral pictured in this presentation.

• That’s close to no mitigation, they are preserving nothing, all they will do is destroy. No plant, no animal, no habitat will be spared.

So what to do?So what to do?

• Hold Whitebird to their mitigation commitments, make them preserve their habitat properly, they have not provided the maintenance necessary to protect this area as they promised in their development agreement, and they should not be allowed to devastate any more of this site until that habitat to be preserved has recovered sufficiently to support the displaced wildlife to some minimal degree.

• Get signage and barriers on all illegal trails fast or habitat will continue to dissapear.

Get me a keyGet me a key

• All these people can drive right up there.

• I have to walk 5 miles while sick with the flu to document this destruction.

• Get it together and start protecting our environment or we are all doomed!

• The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, never forget that.

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