Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, one of the remaining 12 bands of the Kumeyaay Indian Nation, resides on a 1,600-acre reservation in the Viejas Valley, east of the community of Alpine in San Diego County, California. The Viejas Band is recognized as a sovereign Read more
Kumeyaay History in Southern California & the Struggle to Protect Sacred Indian Burial Sites with Professor Ross Frank.
A natural wonderland of plants, animals, and (of course) water, wetlands are considered the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. Frequently disregarded as a waste of land, there is much more to wetlands than what meets the eye. In this video, we’ll learn what wetlands are, what organisms live there, Read more
Many people have contacted us regarding the heavy equipment in Rose Creek by Mission Bay Drive in Pacific Beach. If you haven’t seen it, check out the videos at the bottom of this post. First, we request that you call or email Councilmember Joe LaCava ( 619-236-6611 or JoeLaCava at Read more
Kumeyaay.com has a great article called “Big Things from San Diegos Indigenous Nations” on the movers and shakers in San Diego’s indigenous community featuring: Rincon tribal member Ruth-Ann Thorn in the art world plus her television travel show entitled This is Indian Country. Ethan Banegas and the San Diego History Read more
Thank you to our 65 wonderful volunteers at today’s Rose Creek cleanup in partnership with I Love a Clean San Diego and We Clean Trails in honor of Earth Day. Together we were able to divert 1706.5lbs of litter from Rose Creek. Big thank you Read more
Help the Friends of Rose Creek plan our 20 Year Anniversary Celebration! Yes, 2024 marks 20 years since the Friends of Rose Creek was formed to help Rose Creek. We have learned so much about coastal wetlands, native plants, birds, butterflies and bees. We want to take a few hours Read more
Miss Kumeyaay Nation Autumn Brown (2015-2016) demonstrates how to make shawii, or acorn mush.
2024 Coastal Art & Poetry Contest Winners Ten winners and forty honorable mentions have been selected from this year’s entries. On the Coastal Commission’s website you’ll find beautiful, powerful, and playful art and poetry and personal statements from the artists. A big THANK YOU to the teachers and parents who encouraged Read more
Did you know that palms are just really big grasses? Did you know that palms are not native to coastal San Diego? Did you know that some palms are invasive, spread from your yard into our waterways and restrict water flow that can lead to flooding? Did you know that Read more