Studies

Publications Available Online

• Habitat Authority’s Resource Management Plan: Guiding document for management of the hills (July 2007).
• Access Guide: Provides access points for recreationists and general information about the hills. (6.81 Mb)
• The Puente Chino-Hills Wildlife Corridor brochure (1.30 MB)
• Recreational Use Assessment: Arroyo Pescadero and All Trailhead Summary- Final Report (November 2016)
• Trail Visitor User Survey – Final Report (January 2013)
• Evaluation of Functional Connectivity for Medium- to Large-bodied Carnivores and Mule Deer across Colima Road in the Puente Hills Preserve, City of Whittier, California (2.1 MB): Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants (January 2012)
• Bat Surveys of the Proposed Whittier Matrix Oil Project — Final Report (1.2 MB): Prepared by Stephanie Remington (December 28, 2011)
• Seed Ball Experiment — Final Report (1.2 MB): Prepared by Shannon Lucas, Ecologist, PHLNHPA (January 2011)
• Changes in Large and Medium-bodied Mammal Activity Following Eight Years of Recreation and Other Activities: The Colima Road Underpass and Vicinity (2 MB): Prepared by Shannon Lucas, Ecologist, PHLNHPA (December 2010)
• Revised Final Report: Harbor Boulevard Wildlife Underpass (2.3 MB): Prepared by Dr. Paul Stapp and Stephanie Cashin, California State University, Fullerton (December 2009)
• Coastal Cactus Wren Summary Final Report (504 kb): Prepared by Daniel S. Cooper, Cooper Ecological Monitoring, Inc., Los Angeles (September 2009)
• Effects of a purpose-built underpass on wildlife activity and traffic-related mortality in southern California: The Harbor Boulevard Wildlife Underpass (1.40 MB):Prepared by David Elliott and Dr. Paul Stapp, California State University, Fullerton (February 2008)
• Case Study: Harbor Boulevard Wildlife Underpass, Los Angeles County, California (1 MB): Prepard by Andrea Gullo, PHLNHPA (May 2007)
• Puente Hills preservation history (4.5 MB): Prepared by Claremont Graduate University (April 2007)
• Puente Hills natural history (2.4 MB): Prepared by Claremont Graduate University (March 2007)
• Puente Hills recreation history (1.2 MB): Prepared by Claremont Graduate University (March 2007)
• Puente Hills local historical resource directory (5.8 MB): Prepared by Claremont Graduate University (March 2007)
• Puente Hills ranching history (1.3 MB): Prepared by Claremont Graduate University (July 2006)
• Puente Hills Native American history (330 kb): Prepared by Claremont Graduate University (July 2006)
• Puente Hills petroleum history (1.4 MB): Prepared by Claremont Graduate University (July 2006)
• Park Visitor User Survey (1.74 MB): Prepared by University of Southern California (July 2006).
• Bat Surveys of the Puente Hills: Prepared by Stephanie Remington (July 2006).
• Rodent Surveys of the Puente Hills (5.8 MB): Prepared by LSA Associates (December 2005).
• Wildlife Associations with Guzzlers Provided in a Habitat Area Near an Urban Environment (96 kb): Prepared by student Anni E. Bladh, Humboldt State University (January 2004).
• Responses of Large and Medium-bodied Mammals to Recreation Activities: the Colima Road Underpass (5.1 MB): By Chris Haas and Greta Turschak, USGS Western Ecological Research Center (2002).
• Monitoring Reptiles and Amphibians at Long-Term Biodiversity Stations: The Puente-Chino Hills (3.5 MB): Prepared by United States Geological Survey (2002).
• Breeding landbirds of a highly threatened open space: The Puente-Chino Hills, California (380 kb): By Daniel S. Cooper, The Audubon Center (2000).
• Summary of avian resources of the Puente-Chino Hills corridor (1 MB): By Thomas A. Scott and Daniel S. Cooper, University of California, Riverside (January 1999).
• Carnivore Abundance & Distribution Throughout the Puente/Chino Hills (4 MB): By Chris Haas (CSPU, Pomona) and Kevin Crooks (UCSD) (1999).

Other Resources

• The DVD or video Living on the Urban Edge: The Co-existence of People and Wildlife. Available at the Whittier Library or by contacting the Habitat Authority.
• The DVD Saving Open Space II: The Missing Middle of the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. Available at your local library or by contacting Hills For Everyone 714-687-1555.
• The Keep Me Wild brochures regarding mountain lions and coyotes, courtesy of California State Department of Fish and Game.