Our Community
How Wetlands Work
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 Community
Lights Out for Birds
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 Read more
Rose Creek
What is the Pacific Flyway?
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 Corner
Kumeyaay Creation Story
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 Read more
Kumeyaay Corner
‘Iipay Nyechewuuw
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 Read more
Rose Creek
Wetlands and Recreation for All!
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 Read more
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California’s Native Bees
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 Read more
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Salt marshes: Nature’s ‘guardians of the coast’
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.
Rose Creek
The Value of Wetlands in Mission Bay
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 Read more
Kumeyaay Corner
Stewart Collection: Kahnop
KAHNOP · TO TELL A STORY The Stuart Collection’s newest addition has been likened to an “ocean of words.” The 800-foot-long pathway created by Ann Hamilton features 1,300 quotes from an estimated 300 sources connected to UC San Diego. Some Read more