About West Coyote Hills

West Coyote Hills is a 510-acre open space located in the lower San Gabriel River watershed in the City of Fullerton, bordered by the cities of La Mirada, Buena Park and La Habra. This site has been threatened with development for the last 50 years. It is a former oil field owned by Chevron-Pacific Coast Homes. 

West Coyote Hills is the finest coastal sage scrub habitat in the region, in pristine condition, and supports 56 pairs of the threatened California gnatcatchers (the largest population in Southern California) and 69 pairs of coastal cactus wrens (California State Species of Special Concern). The property has multiple values, including habitat, restoration, access, trail-bikeway, scenic, and educational resources.

Starting in 2016, the community made a breakthrough under the leadership of Senator Josh Newman and Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva who raised funds to help the City of Fullerton purchase the east side of the property from Chevron-Pacific Coast Homes. More help is needed to save the west half of the site so that West Coyote Hills can remain a viable intact habitat for the threatened plants and birds that it sustains today.