^ Schad, Afoot and afield in Orange County, Wilderness Press, 1996, p.^ "City of Fullerton - West Coyote Hills Specific Plan". ^ "Fullerton's Open Space Battle Still Ongoing," Voice of OC, March 31, 2016,."West Coyote Hills housing plan stirs debate". ^ "West Coyote Hills: New Homes and Natural Open Space in Fullerton"."Fullerton Group Will Oppose Development of Coyote Hills". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. "In Fullerton hills, life slows to a trot". United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Impressive cliffs are a landmark visible to motorists on Rosecrans Avenue. The steep sides of the canyon were terraced and networked with asphalt roads for oil drilling. The canyon bottom has been paved, and provides a fire road accessible from the nearby fire station on Rosecrans Avenue. The larger area west of Gilbert contains rugged terrain, predominantly south-facing slopes, and a large, long, dry, flat-bottomed canyon that runs north-south. East of Gilbert Street, the undeveloped area consists mainly of a large, sun-exposed, gentle north-facing slope. The area has been modified by large earth-moving projects to reduce the number of steep hills and canyons, allowing Gilbert Street to be constructed and real estate developments and later a golf course to be built on the west side of Gilbert. Mature eucalyptus trees and some pine trees grow along some of the fence lines, where the area abuts housing tracts and the city's trail system. There are no creeks, except for ephemeral freshets after storms, and no native riparian species such as oaks. Nonnative plants include pepper trees, tobacco trees, and mustard. Native species include buckwheat and prickly pear. The undeveloped areas of Coyote Hills are vegetated with coastal sage scrub. Efforts have been made to buy some or all of the land from Chevron, using state funds, donations, or both.Įucalyptus trees and buckwheat in a meadow in Coyote Hills. In 2017, State Senator Josh Newman authored Senate Bill 714, which would prevent development. The city council has a pro-development majority, which has sided with Chevron, and won in Superior Court, but the decision has been appealed. Lawsuits have resulted over the interpretation of the measure. In 2012, Fullerton voters voted to prevent development in a referendum, Measure W. A group called Open Coyote Hills has been leading the support while a group called Friends of Coyote Hills has led the push to preserve the entire site as open space. Pacific Coast Homes plans to build 760 homes on 179 acres (0.72 km 2), while restoring and donating 352 acres to the City of Fullerton for use as the Robert E. Extraction has long since ceased, and most of the West Coyote Hills has been developed for residential and commercial use, as well as West Coyote Hills Park.Ī tract measuring 510 acres (2.1 km 2) across the ridge of the hills, owned by Pacific Coast Homes (a land development division of the Chevron Corporation), is the largest remaining tract of undeveloped land in north Orange County. The West Coyote Hills was once a major oil field, dating back to 1890. The name is appropriate, since coyotes do inhabit the area. The hills received their name from the nearby Rancho Los Coyotes by the 1870s they were being called Coyote Hills. A division of Chevron is currently proposing to develop the portions of the land that are suitable for development, while leaving the remainder as open space. The remaining open-space area is currently the subject of a long-running dispute over residential development, pitting conservationists against a pro-development majority on the city council. There is also an East Coyote Hills area, on the east side of Fullerton, that has been almost completely developed for residential real estate. The foothill region to the east and south is known as Sunny Hills. Clark Regional Park and Euclid Street north of Rosecrans Avenue. Parts of it lie within the city limits of La Habra, Buena Park, and La Mirada, with most of it sprawling across western Fullerton between Ralph B. It contains one of the last large open-space area in north Orange County. The West Coyote Hills are a low mountain range in northern Orange County, California.
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