Sitting in a park in the Mexican border city of Tecate, Norma Meza Calles can hear the sound of border wall construction crews pulverizing boulders on Tecate Peak, about a half mile away. To Meza, each pebble that crews chip away from those boulders is an insult to her and Read more
Homegrown National Park (HNP) is a movement to increase biodiversity, one small patch of land at a time. The Friends of Rose Creek is taking action at the Rose Creek Native Plant Garden. Doug Tallamay, co-founder of HNP, has a series of videos on why this movement matters. Learn how Read more
San Diego showcases our biodiversity Here’s a quick summary of the San Diego County results: Species: 2,701 Observations: 31,614 Observers: 1,303 Identifiers: 1,285 Our most observed species was California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) and 72% of our observations reached research grade! Want to see some of the observations? Visit iNaturalist. California Read more
The Jamul Casino recently won awards for its documentary film. Learn about the awards at Times of San Diego. Water Sweet – The Story of Jamul
Over 75 volunteers picked up over 2,000 pounds (1 ton) of trash in and along Rose Creek on Saturday, April 25th. A huge thank you to each and everyone of you and a special shout out to our great partners who made this event a huge success: I Love A Read more
A huge shout out to City of San Diego Council President Joe LaCava and his team for championing increased visibility for Rose Creek by funding and implementing Rose Creek signs on the four bridges over Rose Creek in Pacific Beach. On Thursday, April 23rd, the Council President unveiled the eight Read more
The Kumeyaay Diegueno Land Conservancy (KDLC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting environmentally and culturally-sensitive lands within the Kumeyaay aboriginal territory – from the ocean to the mountains and desert. The KDLC acquires natural and cultural heritage sites throughout aboriginal Kumeyaay territory to provide cultural enrichment programs Read more
Mission Bay High School in Pacific Beach is adjacent to the Rose Creek Salt Marsh. Voice of San Diego recently wrote a story featuring the high school as well as biology teacher Echo Jacoway. Ms Jacoway takes her students out to Rose Creek to perform water quality testing and salt Read more
Documentary film on Famosa Slough This short documentary on Famosa Slough tells it all: An ancient bay, a town dump, a thriving habitat: Famosa Slough is a small, yet vital piece of San Diego’s wetland ecosystem. Rising with the Tides explores the slough, the community that maintains it, and the Read more
Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Nation in their own words. Learn a bit about the history of the Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Nation past and present at Kumeyaay History. Viejas is more than a casino!