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
Press Release from the ReWild Mission Bay Coalition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2023 Contact: Tommy Hough ReWild Mission Bay hough at sandiegoaudubon dot org http://rewildmissionbay.org/ ReWild Mission Bay, Mission Bay Youth Field Association and P.B. Tennis Club Announce Agreement on Rose Creek Buffer Zones SAN DIEGO – While recreation Read more
As the bee crises continues, we often forget that there are non-native bees and native California bees! Let’s learn why planting location specific California Native Plants can support California Native Bees! Did you know, some California bees live alone? Have you seen a yellow-faced bumblebee? DId you know that some Read more
Salt marshes are vulnerable intertidal wetlands crucial to the coastal ecosystem. They guard, they protect, and they’re disappearing fast. Watch the video on Youtube.com.
Wetlands, or marshes, are just now beginning to be appreciated for their unique place in the ecosystem. Formerly thought of as simply giant mud pits, for decades these areas, saturated with either fresh or salt water, have been considered unsightly and useless. For decades, they have been filled in or Read more