Did you know, the Barona Cultural Center & Museum is San Diego County’s first museum on an Indian reservation dedicated to the perpetuation and presentation of the local Kumeyaay-Diegueño Native culture. The Barona Museum offers a unique educational journey for Read more
Thanks to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for making this great video. Each winter, many birds of the Pacific Flyway make Rose Creek, Mission Bay, and surrounding areas their winter home. As you watch the film, look at the large Read more
On February 1st, the Friends of Rose Creek participated in Love Your Wetlands Day with a wide variety of other non-profits and individuals who care about wetlands near the mouth of Rose Creek. Reach the great Recap at UC San Read more
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 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 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 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, 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 Read more
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 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 Read more