ReWilding the Coast: A Discussion on San Diego’s Mission Bay Project A conversation on the ReWild Mission Bay project. Join Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham on the American Shoreline Podcast as they discuss the ReWild Mission Bay project with Andrew Meyer, Karina Ornelas, and Nora Ives of the San Diego Read more…
The historic Rose Creek salt marsh and wetlands stretched from what is today’s Kendall-Frost Marsh almost to the I-5 southbound on ramp on Mission Bay Drive across the northeast corner of Mission Bay and into what are now schools and residential areas. In the 1950s and 1960s, the City of Read more…
In 2020, a new mural was dedicated in San Diego’s famous Chicano Park, commemorating the Kumeyaay Creation Story. Read all about the magic that came together to create this fitting tribute to the people who have lived on this land for at least 12,000 years. Find the article at Native Read more…
The winners of the California Coastal Commission’s (CCC) Coastal Art & Poetry Contest are announced! Ten winners and forty honorable mentions have been selected from this year’s entries. On the website you’ll find beautiful, powerful, and playful art and poetry and personal statements from the artists. The CCC is sending Read more…
As researchers, we have been looking into the economic value of the Mission Bay wetlands. Our project estimates what it would be worth to implement the ReWild Mission Bay Coalition’s “wildest” plan, which would create 227 acres of new wetland directly adjacent to Kendall-Frost Marsh at the northern shore of Read more…
San Diego County is home to more Native American reservations than any other in the United States. Thirteen of the reservations belong to the Kumeyaay Nation that was split by force following the Mexican-American War that began in 1846 and ended two years later. Six of the reservations ended up Read more…
Enjoy this great and short video from our friends at San Diego Audubon. As a reminder, the ReWild Mission Bay plan is to restore some of the historic Rose Creek wetlands that stretched from today’s current Kendall-Frost Marsh almost to Interstate 5. Interested in learning more about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Read more…
In the spring of 2021 UCSD students in the Native California History Class of Professor Ross Frank created this beautiful guide for the Native Plant Garden at Barona Indian Charter School. We would like to thank Paige Love, Samantha Rome, Linnea Hilderbrand and Cera Reyes for their work in making Read more…
Taking refuge from the coronavirus pandemic, wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn set out to record all the bees he could find in his tiny urban garden in Bristol, England, filming them with one-of-a-kind lenses he forged on his kitchen table. Learn more at PBS.org About
This video features Rick Halsey, founder of the California Chaparral Institute, and is about the California Chaparral biome, a wonderful, yet totally misunderstood biome found across the state.