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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
115 volunteers turned out for Coastal Cleanup Day at Rose Creek. A huge shout out to Mission Bay High School for turning out so many students and Teledyne Technologies for the huge amount of volunteers in their matching blue shirts. The University of San Diego took over the mess up Read more
Mission Bay Park Committee The DeAnza Revitalization Plan is anticipated to be on the agenda of the Mission Bay Park Committee on November 7, 2017. The two Refined Draft Concept Alternatives will be presented to the Mission Bay Park Committee. The Refined Draft Concept Alternatives are the same as those Read more