Thank you Community Scientists A huge shout out to everyone who joined us at our event or who went out on their own to document species along Rose Creek. We will announce our 2026 event as it get closer to Read more
Watch this segment with the Friends of Rose Creek Executive Director, Dr. Karin Zirk, and San Diego Bird Alliance Conservation Advocacy Coordinator, Savannah Stallings on KPBS New Year’s Eve, Evening Edition talking about King Tides, wetlands and how they support wildlife Read more
From San Diego County News El Cajon, CA–The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation unveiled the new Sycuan Health Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday. The health center has expanded and relocated to a new state-of-the-art facility to Read more
Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink Rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns affect birds’ ability to find food and reproduce, which over time impacts local populations, and ultimately continent-wide populations, too. Some species may even go extinct Read more
Salt marshes are unique ecosystems where land meets sea, providing essential services like storm buffering and carbon storage. Most research has focused on how tides and rising sea levels affect these wetlands, but recent studies are shedding light on another Read more
Entry Deadline: January 29, 2026, 5:00pm Details @ Coastal Art & Poetry Contest in English o Cómo participar, en Español Ready to participate? Here’s what to do: Read the Contest Guidelines Create your art or poetry Learn How to Enter the Read more
Preserving Kumeyaay language, awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous people on “A Way with Words” “Every November, we recognize Native American Heritage Month — honoring the history and contributions of Indigenous people in the United States. But for many leaders, Read more
This amazing e-book is based on observations of the Tijuana Estuary and other local systems by Dr. Joy B. Zedler and is available from our friends at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, which is one of 30 Reserves Read more
What is CEQA? The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is an environmental and public health bill of rights for all Californians. CEQA is designed to ensure that people in every California community understand how land use decisions will impact their Read more
The Flute Player – Kumeyaay Story in ‘Iipay Aa, Mesa Grande Dialect This is a traditional Kumeyaay story told by Ted Couro in his native language ‘Iipay Aa or Kumeyaay, Mesa Grande dialect. It was recorded sometime between 1964 and Read more