Kumeyaay Corner
Our Life Under the Oaks
Kumeyaay story “Our Life Under the Oaks” with English Subtitles Featuring Norma, Jon y Emilia Meza and Lupe Cota Directed by Michael Wilken-Robertson
Rose Creek
Where does stormwater go?
The short answer is “into Rose Creek.” If you want to understand how water flows from the human built environment into Rose Creek, Mission Bay and eventually into the Pacific Ocean, check out this cool video.
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Protecting human habitats from sea level rise
Normally, we feature great videos on wetlands from an environmental perspective. Today’s short video is from the Oro Loma wastewater treatment plant pilot project on using Green Infrastructure (aka natural solutions) to solve human created problems and challenges.
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What Does It Take To Reawaken a Native Language?
Learn about efforts to Reawakan native languages in California including those of the Kumeyaay tribes upon whose traditional lands Rose Creek flows. “Now there’s hardly a Chumash or Kumeyaay who don’t speak their language, at least to introduce themselves,” Read more…
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The connection between salt marshes and climate change
A perspective from the European Union’s MaCoBioS project. Climate change is upon us, and the urgency to act against it has never been so high. The ever-increasing emission of carbon dioxide over the past century must be reversed and has Read more…
Rose Creek
Salt Marsh Formation
In years gone by, the City of San Diego dredged the area of Rose Creek downstream of Garnet Avenue and the area was an earthen bottom channel. Once that stopped, about 25 years ago, natural processes started to repopulate the Read more…
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Kumeyaay Culture Keeper
University of California, San Diego alumna and Kumeyaay Native Eva Trujillo (Class of 2020) has become the university’s repatriation coordinator. The university has had a complicated relationship with local tribes. However, a new chapter is Read more…
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Salt marshes: Nature’s ‘guardians of the coast’
In this short cartoon, you will learn why salt marshes, like the ones at the south end of Rose Creek, are critical for human health and livelihood. If you are wondering why we need to restore a large swath of Read more…
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Over 760 pounds of trash collected at Rose Creek
What a great turnout for Coastal Cleanup at Rose Creek on Saturday, September 17th! Thank you for everyone who came out to support our amazing partners We Clean Trails and I Love A Clean San Diego for World Cleanup Day! Read more…
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Reserved Wealth
Who are the Native Americans behind one of the largest Casino Resorts in California? Find out in “Reserved Wealth”–an insiders look at the life and history of the Barona Indian Reservation, home to the Kumeyaay tribe. Filmmaker Kevin VanWanseele returns Read more…