On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, the Friends of Rose Creek were honored by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner at the first Assembly district 77 Environmental Hero Awards in La Jolla. A huge thank you to Assemblymember Boerner and here amazing staff who put together a great event! @asmtasha
Check out this great piece on storm water pollution and how you can help keep our waterways clean. Remember, what happens in Rose Creek, ends up in Mission Bay.
A huge thank you to We Clean Trails and all the volunteers who picked up trash at Rose Creek for Coastal Cleanup Day on September 23rd! We were able to remove 1,358.47 lbs of trash from Rose Creek with the help of 45 volunteers.
This ethnographic film was produced by film students at San Diego State College in 1968 with Dr. Paul Ezell (Anthropology) & Dr. Roy Madsen (Cinema). It was filmed on 16mm over several journeys to the settlements of Neji and Ha-a in Northern Baja California, Mexico. The original film was reconstructed Read more
Check out this great video by Ducks Unlimited that explains how wetlands work. Wetlands soak up water like a sponge. Wetlands filter pollutants out of surface water. Wetlands recharge ground water.
Our partners at San Diego Audubon have started a campaign to help migratory birds, like the birds who visit Rose Creek. Lights Out, San Diego! is a campaign to build awareness about how light pollution impacts migrating birds and other wildlife. San Diego is located on the Pacific Flyway and Read more
Mission Bay and Rose Creek are part of the Pacific Flyway. This short video from Ducks Unlimited explains the importance of the Pacific Flyway.
Kumeyaay Creation Story by Ted Couro in ‘Iipay Aa This is a short story about the creation, of the type told at funerals, narrated by Ted Couro in ‘Iipay Aa, the Mesa Grande dialect of the Kumeyaay language. Another version of this story appears in Florence Shipek’s Memorial to Ted Read more
The garden was created through a partnership with Barona Cultural Center & Museum, The New Children’s Museum and Barona Indian Charter School, with help from an environmental grant by San Diego Gas & Electric. The garden project is called ‘Iipay Nyechewuuw, which means “Our People’s Garden” in Kumeyaay. Read the Read more