TODAY, 10AM: Join our peaceful protest at the four corners of Jamboree Rd and E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92869 (parking available in nearby shopping center where you can also purchase snacks and beverages).
JOE KERR, firefighter and congressional candidate will be joining us between 10:30 ad 11AM!
STAY COOL: Bring water, spray bottles, hats, fans, umbrellas and anything else to stay cool today.
WHO: You. Our goal is to have at least 1,180 attendees. Let’s get involved NOW to make this happen.
URGENCY: The Irvine Co. said they intend to start construction this month even though the endangered least Bell's vireo, Crotch's bumblebee, mountain lion and other special status species occur on the land AND the land features prehistoric Native American archaeological sites and is recognized as a culturally sensitive site by the Gabrieleno Tongva, Kizh Nation and Acjachemen Tribes.
WHY: Our petition has over 18,400 signatures of residents from Orange and beyond who do NOT want to lose the hills outside Irvine Regional Park to the 1,180 single family homes proposed by The Irvine Company. Our campaign is known as No Orange Heights and we stand firmly against the development of the 400-acre parcel that forms an irreplaceable natural wildlife corridor from the Santa Ana Mountains to Peters Canyon. If this habitat is destroyed, Peters Canyon will become an island devoid of wildlife that travels from Cleveland National Forest.
This impending development is within an already TRAFFIC-CONGESTED, HIGH-FIRE-SEVERITY ZONE and NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AREA.
HOW: Numbers count. We need all of you at this demonstration, at least 1,180. Please show up and bring family members, friends, neighbors, strangers on the street! We need to show The Irvine Company and the City of Orange we do not want this to happen. Now is the 11th hour.
Wear green-colored shirts, bring signs saying No Orange Heights or another version thereof, such as No More Habitat Loss, Save Our Hills, Let Nature Live, Put Nature First, etc.
Costumes are welcome. Dress as one of the many special animals that use and inhabit these hills: mountain lion, bobcat, raccoon, skunk, hawk, eagle, bird, coyote, fox, lizard, snake, frog, bee, spider or any wild animal or insect you love.
WHAT TO BRING:
Big Signs with Big Letters
Wear a hat or bring an umbrella for shade
Bring water (or buy at Albertsons)
Wear sunblock
High energy to let everyone know we are serious about saving these hills
Family members, friends, neighbors, strangers on the street.
WE CAN DO IT: Let’s show them now. They did it for Laguna Canyon in 1989 with nearly 8,000 people marching four miles up Laguna Canyon Road. We can do it for Orange and our beloved regional parks.
SEE YOU AT 10AM!
Barefoot Joel
MORE INFO:
Website: www.naturalist-for-you.org/noorangeheights
Instagram: @no_orange_heights
Questions, etc: Joel Robinson, jrobinson@naturalist-for-you.org
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