In 2024, Kumeyaay Comics released an amazing comic book about Kumeyaay culture and history from a Kumeyaay perspective. The 44 page comic book covers the history of what we now call California from the perspective of members of the Kumeyaay Nation located in and around San Diego. At San Diego Read more
When is World Wetlands Day? February 2nd which this year is a Sunday. What is World Wetlands Day? World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness about wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands, which was adopted as an international Read more
Great question. Here is the amazing answer! Edith Abigail Purer was California’s First Woman Professional Ecologist of 1930s, an advocate for California State Parks, an author as well as a San Diego Resident and San Diego Teacher. The California natural ecosystems that Edith Purer studied (coastal sand dunes, vernal pools Read more
On Wednesday, December 4th, the Friends of Rose Creek and their friends gathered with assemblymembers Tasha Boerner and Council President Joe LaCava at the Kendall Frost Marsh Community Learning Center in Pacific Beach to celebrate twenty years of habitat restoration, trash pickups, advocacy, and collaboration with out groups in our Read more
A watershed is an area of land that drains into a body of water, such as a lake, river, bay, or stream. It includes the land area that drains into the waterway, as well as the waterway itself Enjoy this family friendly video on watersheds.
This amazing project identifies the Kumeyaay names of Kumeyaay cultural spaces and natural resources in the Kumeyaay language. It also provides archaeological information where available and other interesting details. The research presented here was made possible by grants from the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming and the UC Office of Read more
From KPBS “Port of Entry” Ojeda and Melendrez are members of the Kumeyaay community in San José de la Zorra, Baja California, which is located roughly an hour north of Ensenada and seven miles from Ejido El Porvenir. The journey from the Tijuana border to this location takes approximately three Read more
Learn all about the Coastal Sage Scrub community, which is the habitat on the banks of the Rose Creek Salt Marsh and Estuary in Pacific Beach.
San Diego City College invites everyone to their exhibit reception and events for our Kumeyaay Design Exhibit over the next two months. All events are free and all workshops are drop-in style where the Kumeyaay artists are making and good conversations can happen. In conjunction with the San Diego and Read more
The City of San Diego kicked off a redevelopment project for the South Shores area of Mission Bay Park. They have an on-line survey and additional information on the South Shores Project webpage. Not sure what area this refers to? The areas in green in the map below are in Read more