Kumeyaay Corner
Kumeyaay History
This month’s edition Kumeyaay Corner highlights Kumeyaay History as shared by the Viejas Band of Kumeyayy Indians. (http://viejasbandofkumeyaay.org) “The Kumeyaay, Yuman-speaking people of Hokan stock, have lived in this region for more than 10,000 years. Historically, the Kumeyaay were horticulturists and hunters and gatherers.” To learn more, click here.
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City Nature Challenge
Help San Diego win the 2018 City Nature Challenge! City Nature Challenge is a worldwide competition to see which city can make the most observations of their local plants and animals over a 4-day period. And San Diego is one of only 35 biodiversity hotspots in the world, so we Read more
Rose Creek
December Bird Watching Fun
The Friends of Rose Creek led two bird watching walks this holiday season. On December 30, we were able to watch a Great Blue Heron try to swallow a dead fish that was just a tad too big. We saw many, many American Widgeon, a couple of Snowy Egrets, a Read more
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Barona Cultural Center & Museum
As San Diego County’s first museum on an Indian reservation dedicated to the perpetuation and presentation of the local Kumeyaay-Diegueño Native culture, the Barona Museum offers a unique educational journey for visitors of all ages. The Museum’s collection represents thousands of years of history—some objects dating as far back as Read more
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Balboa Avenue Station Area Specific Plan Public Workshop 12/14/17
Balboa Avenue Station Area Specific Plan Public Workshop, Thursday, December 14, 2017 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Pacific Beach Library The City of San Diego is developing a specific plan for the area around the future trolley station on Balboa Avenue. The purpose of this plan is to engage Read more
Kumeyaay Corner
Honoring Native Land
The Kumeyaay were here long before Europeans arrived. They took far better care of Rose Creek than the City of San Diego. Watch this video about the need to remember and honor the native people who lived along Rose Creek when the wetlands were vast, the antelope plentiful, and flocks Read more
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California Wants to Restore 11,000 Acres of Wetlands by 2030 in So Cali
According to the Healthy Landscapes 2030: California’s Climate change Vision and Goals for Natural and Working Lands, 10,000 acres of wetlands are targeted to be restored in Southern California by the year 2030. Shouldn’t Mission Bay and Rose Creek contribute hundreds of acres? mix?
Kumeyaay Corner
Cinon Duro Mataweer
The Kumeyaay were the inhabitants of Rose Creek when the Spanish arrived. In an attempt to share the history of Rose Creek, the series of blog posts called “Kumeyaay Corner” will highlight native produced and freely shared cultural information on their world. Cinon Duro Mataweer is a famous spiritual leader Read more