About Us

The Friends of Coyote Hills is an award-winning group of volunteers from Fullerton and its surrounding communities united on the mission to save all of West Coyote Hills as a park and nature preserve for now and the future. We've done it all from knocking on doors to educate the community on this issue, to meeting with elected officials in Sacramento to get funding. Our motto is "it can be done", and we will do whatever it takes. 

Save all 510 acres of West Coyote Hills as a nature preserve and park for now and future generations. 

West Coyote Hills forever protected, forever thriving, forever connecting our community to the wild.

We partner to inspire a love of nature, restore ecosystems, educate communities, and ensure holistic management of this unified preserve—where native plants and wildlife flourish, where people forge lasting bonds with nature and community, and where intentional stewardship and thoughtful use guarantee its enduring legacy.

Founded in 2001 by Connie Spenger, we've grown to thousands strong! We are supported by these well-known organizations: Center for Biodiversity, Audubon Society: Sea and Sage Chapter, Sierra Club, California Native Plant Society, Hills for Everyone, Southern California Botanists.