LETTER WRITING GATHERING, THU, 4PM @ IRVINE PARK: Join No Orange Heights (NOH) supporters under some grand old trees to write letters to The Irvine Company, elected officials and public agencies requesting that the 400-acre wildlife corridor, Native American cultural site and gateway to the Santa Ana Mountains be preserved between Irvine Regional Park and Peters Canyon Regional Park.  We'll provide printed templates with space for personalization, writing utensils, postage & envelopes.  Full event details.

NEXT JAMBOREE JAM RALLY, SAT 10AM: The Jamboree Jam! — Our 6th peaceful rally to save our hills at the intersection of Jamboree Rd & E Chapman Ave, Orange, 92869! Featuring a protest demonstration, march, live music jam and a letter writing activity (templates, postage & envelopes provided). Please help promote through social media, email, phone and word of mouth.  Full Event Details.

VOLUNTEER ACTION ITEMS: 

1) WRITE LETTERS to The Irvine Company, elected officials and public agencies. Hand out printed letters to others with envelopes and postage and coordinate letter writing gatherings.  See Take-Action Checklist for templates.

2) POST CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, including photos, reels, video testimonials.  Share, tag, hashtag, collaborate.  Reach out to social media influencers.   Talk about Newport (M317) the mountain lion, Crotch's bumble bee, Native American prehistoric archaeological sites, wildlife corridor, fire issue,  insurance issue, traffic issue, greenhouse gas issue, park issue, etc.

3) CANVASS (door-to-door) to raise awareness, distribute brochures, postcards, letters and yard signs.  Email jrobinson@naturalist-for-you.org or call 714-639-8480 for materials.

4) DONATE to support our legal and community outreach costs.  gofundme, venmo and PayPal.

See Take-Action Checklist for more.
 
INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT (ITP) FOR CROTCH'S BUMBLE BEE: Through a public records request, we received The Irvine Company’s application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Crotch’s bumble bee, a state listed endangered species.  The entire 400 acres are considered habitat for the bumble bee.  According to our attorney, Winter King, there should be a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) public comment process.  We should review the ITP materials and, to the extent we have any substantive comments on it/objections to it, we should submit those to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW). In general, an ITP cannot be issued unless the impacts are “minimized and fully mitigated.” According to Leif Richardson, bumble bee researcher with the Xerces Society, the avoidance plan in the ITP application is inaccurate.  Grading activity cannot occur from September 1 through October 31 because it will impact new queens who estivate in shallow burrows that are only 4 inches deep.  CDFW can’t issue the permit if doing so would jeopardize the continued existence of the species.  Stay tuned for email comment templates and CDFW contact info.  Review ITP application.

Sincerely,
Joel Robinson
5907 E Valley Forge Dr.
Orange, CA 92869
No Orange Heights (NOH)
714-798-4392 (text/voice from my laptop)
714-639-8480 (landline)
 
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