• DONATE to our legal & PR fund.

 

• WRITE LETTERS - Use the following template links:

  • City of Orange Mayor & Council

  • The Irvine Company

  • Attorney General Rob Bonta

  • Senator Steven Choi

  • Congresswoman Young Kim

  • Orange County Board of Supervisors

 

• WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITORS

  • Foothill Sentry

  • Voice of OC

  • OC Register

  • LA Times

 

• CONTACT THE MEDIA: Reach out to television personalities, news channels, online news media outlets, radio stations:

  • ABC7

  • NBC LA

  • KTLA

  • Democracy Now

  • PBS

  • LAist

 

• POST SELFIE REELS/VIDEOS expressing your concerns on our petition and social media, including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, etc.

 

• INFLUENCERS: Reach out to social media influencers

 

• CANVAS: Go door to door to engage residents who will be impacted by the development.

 

• DISTRIBUTE POSTCARDS and flyers.  Postcards are available upon request.

 

• SHARE OUR PETITION requesting that there be a new environmental review and the 400 acre wildlife corridor be donated to OC Parks or an opportunity for us to raise funds to acquire it for conservation.

 

• WEAR NOH T-SHIRT: Order and wear our t-shirt ($20 donation).

 

• YARD SIGN: Order and post our custom yard sign ($10 donation).

 

• HOST OUTREACH TABLE: Set up table with promotional materials at popular trails, farmers markets, grocery stores and other busy community gathering places.  Get passersby to sign our petition, donate, join our mailing list, write letters and/or volunteer.

 

• DOCUMENT ANIMALS & PLANTS:  Collect photos/videos of wildlife (birds, bugs, reptiles, mammals, amphibians) and plants on the land and upload to iNaturalist.  Even roadkill needs to be documented.

 

• MAKE NATURE REELS: Create reels/videos of the plants, wildlife and landscape of the threatened 400 acres. 

 

• ORGANIZE COMMUNITY EVENTS: Host gatherings or workshops featuring speakers, screenings &/or other activities to educate and involve more participants in our campaign.

 

• COORDINATE A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: Use local radio stations, community boards, and newsletters to spread the word about the opposition to the development.

 

• COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES: Engage students and faculty in conservation efforts, possibly incorporating the issue into school projects, research, or volunteer activities.

 

• PETITION FOR A COMMUNITY VOTE: Work towards getting the development issue placed on a local ballot to give the community a direct say in the matter.

 

• ENGAGE WITH LOCAL BUSINESS: Encourage local businesses to publicly support the opposition to the development, possibly displaying flyers or posters in their establishments.

 

• LAUNCH A LETTER-WRITING MARATHON: Organize a coordinated letter-writing campaign where community members write letters simultaneously to flood the offices of key decision-makers.

 

• DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE INFORMATIONAL PACKETS: Create detailed packets that outline the reasons for opposition, including scientific data, to distribute to city officials, residents, and potential allies.

 

• HIGHLIGHT SUCCESS STORIES: Share stories of other successful community efforts that have stopped similar developments to inspire and motivate supporters

 

• ENGAGE WITH RELIGIOUS AND CIVIC GROUPS: Connect with local churches, synagogues, mosques, and civic groups to broaden the base of support.

 

• YOUR IDEAS: What else?  We welcome your creativity, passion, skills, knowledge and expertise to fuel this campaign.

 

Links:

• No Orange Heights Webpage

• No Orange Heights Petition

• Residents protest Irvine Company plan to build 1,180 houses in wildlife corridor–OC Register

• Group looks to halt planned 400-acre housing community in OC–ABC 7 News