Honoring Retiring Board Member Mike Hughes

After over two decades of leadership and service on our Board of Directors, Mike Hughes officially retired from his work with the Habitat Authority in December. Mike has served on the Board of Directors of the Habitat Authority for 24 years and has simultaneously served on the Habitat Authority’s Advisory Committee for 10 of those years.



Puente Hills Rangers

When you are out and about on our trails, you may run into one of our Rangers. The Habitat Authority currently contracts for Ranger services. Rangers are sworn California peace officers and wildland fire fighters whose duties include:

• Securing trailheads daily
• Closing trails during hazardous conditions
• Providing extra patrol during high fire threat
• Ticketing for illegal activity
• Debris removal
• Vandalism repair
• Trail repair
• Assisting with annual fuel clearance activities

For more information about our Rangers, please visit www.habitatauthority.org/preserve-management. 

Exploring Wildflower Blooms in the Puente Hills

If you’ve been out walking recently, you know that the Puente Hills have burst into bloom! Good rains this winter have meant we all get to enjoy beautiful wildflowers this spring and there is no better place to take in a view of all the bright blooms than on one of our trails. Once a month our volunteers take a group out to explore the beautiful trails. You join and can sign up here!

Join Us for Earth Day!

Earth Day is this weekend and we would love for you to come join us at the LA County Sanitation Districts' Earth Day Event!

When: Saturday, April 22 from 10am - 2pm

Where: 1955 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601

Click Here for more info!

Support Our Work

Here at the Habitat Authority, our primary sources of funding have been slightly declining for the last 10 years and no longer cover our rangers, wildfire prevention efforts and other services. If you enjoy utilizing our trails in Turnbull Canyon, the Hacienda Hills, Sycamore Canyon, Hellman Park, Arroyo Pescadero and Powder Canyon, please consider donating to support our work, using our new online donation portal below.