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Puente Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preserve
is a group of parks & trails under the jurisdiction of the The
Puente Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preservation Authority. The Habitat
Authority’s jurisdiction extends within eastern Los Angeles County
approximately from the intersection of the 605 and 60 Freeways in the
west to Harbor Boulevard in the east.
To date, the Habitat
Authority manages approximately 3,860 acres of preserved public open
space, of which 1,878 is owned by the Habitat Authority. The remaining
lands are either owned by the City of Whittier or the Sanitation
Districts of Los Angeles County. Ultimately it is hoped that over 4,000
acres will be preserved. The Habitat Authority’s main focus since
inception has been acquisition of the remaining open space within its
jurisdiction with special consideration given to the Hacienda Heights
area. The thinking is that we need to acquire what is left before it is
not available any more. We also engage in many other very important
activities such as Park Management and Natural Resource Management, and
provide many other valuable services such as Outreach and Trail Access.
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