A good synopsis of the HCN legal fights
For those interested in better understanding the legal fights that HCN has been pursuing for the better part of 10 years, please take a...
Fire safety, forest preservation, environmental protection
UC releases Notice of Determination
UC just released a notice of determination for their vegetation management plan EIR for the Hill Campus. This action starts the 30 days...
UC releases final EIR for the "Hill Campus"
It's expected that the UC regents will formally certify this EIR February 9, beginning the 30 day period for legal challenges. At this...
UC's plans using Cal Fire money
We fully expect UC to in the next few weeks release their EIR for the entire "hill campus". While we are hoping that what they propose is...
UC Claremont project has been completed? Now what?
The road closures and lines of trucks and armies of chainsaws have gone away, leaving a vastly altered landscape. While UC claimed that...
What's at stake
For those who might not know, UC intends to deforest the vast majority of the land above and to the south of the campus. We'll be...
Year end update
New Year's Eve, 2020 Dedicated to preserving the East Bay's urban forest, the Hills Conservation Network (HCN), a 501c3 non-profit,...
converting trees to fuel
latest shots from UC Claremont Ave. project
Got logs?
UC has so many that they've had to start dumping them in an offsite morgue....when asked what their plan is as they continue to decimate...
Claremont Canyon forest is dying
UC continues to move forward with their Claremont Canyon project, gradually moving uphill from the UC/EBRPD boundary. While UC is...