Gopher Problems Near Whittier — Puente Hills, Whittier Hills, and Golf Courses

Whittier is a hillside city where geography plays a central role in the gopher situation. The Puente Hills form Whittier's northern boundary, the Whittier Hills rise to the east, and the city's older neighborhoods climb the hills with mature landscaping and large lots that provide excellent gopher habitat. The combination of natural hill terrain on two sides, Whittier College's campus, and two golf courses makes gopher activity a consistent reality across many of Whittier's established neighborhoods.

The Main Gopher Sources in Whittier

Puente Hills Regional Park and Preserve borders Whittier's northern edge with extensive natural terrain including the Hellman Wilderness Park section of the Puente Hills. The preserve's grassland and chaparral habitat sustains natural gopher populations that press southward into Whittier's northern residential neighborhoods along Colima Road, Hacienda Road, and the hillside streets in northern Whittier. The Puente Hills form a continuous natural gopher source along the entire northern boundary of the city.

Whittier Hills terrain — the natural hills that give Whittier much of its character rise on the city's eastern side, and the undeveloped sections of the Whittier Hills contain natural terrain that sustains gopher populations adjacent to the hillside residential communities of eastern Whittier. The Radium Springs area, Mar Vista neighborhood, and the hillside streets climbing the eastern hills experience both the appeal and the gopher pressure that come with hillside living in Whittier.

Whittier College maintains a compact but well-landscaped campus in central Whittier with irrigated grounds and athletic facilities. The campus functions as a neighborhood-level gopher source for the surrounding residential areas in the Whittier Uptown area.

Whittier Narrows Recreation Area and Golf Course — the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area preserves extensive open space along the San Gabriel River in the flatlands northwest of Whittier, with the Whittier Narrows Golf Course as part of the complex. The recreation area's natural riparian terrain and the golf course's irrigated fairways together sustain gopher populations that affect the communities along the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel River corridors.

Emerald Hills area and upscale hillside neighborhoods — Whittier's Emerald Hills, Mar Vista, and other hillside neighborhoods feature large mature lots with extensive ornamental plantings and irrigation — ideal gopher territory. These neighborhoods see some of the highest-value landscape damage from gopher activity in the city.

Service Areas Near Whittier

• Gopher Control in Hacienda Heights — Puente Hills and natural terrain
• Gopher Control in Rowland Heights — Puente Hills open space
• Gopher Control in Downey — parks and school campuses
• Mole Control in Whittier

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• Why Pet-Safe Gopher Control Matters

Call 909-599-4711 to schedule gopher control in Whittier. We serve all neighborhoods including hillside communities near the Puente Hills and Whittier Hills.