Our Community

Learn all about the Coastal Sage Scrub community, which is the habitat on the banks of the Rose Creek Salt Marsh and Estuary in Pacific Beach.

The City of San Diego kicked off a redevelopment project for the South Shores area of Mission Bay Park. They have an on-line survey and additional information on the South Shores Project webpage. Not sure what area this refers to? The areas in green in the map below are in Read more…

Join the “Find 30 Species for CA 30×30” Biodiversity Week Challenge! September 7 – 15, the California Natural Resources Agency is putting forth a challenge for California Biodiversity Week: can you find and document 30 species in California? Participating is easy! Download the iNaturalist app & make an account. Join Read more…

With prime native plant planting season coming up October through December, now is the time to get excited about creating a native plant garden. Mike Evans, one of the founders of Tree of Life Nursery and beloved native plant horticulturist, will be presenting his infamous ‘Create and Care’ workshop. Planning Read more…

Check out NOAA’s great video on the benefits of estuaries, like the Rose Creek Salt Marsh in Pacific Beach. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/nerrs.mp4

A natural wonderland of plants, animals, and (of course) water, wetlands are considered the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. Frequently disregarded as a waste of land, there is much more to wetlands than what meets the eye. In this video, we’ll learn what wetlands are, what organisms live there, Read more…

2024 Coastal Art & Poetry Contest Winners Ten winners and forty honorable mentions have been selected from this year’s entries. On the Coastal Commission’s website you’ll find beautiful, powerful, and playful art and poetry and personal statements from the artists. A big THANK YOU to the teachers and parents who encouraged Read more…

Did you know that palms are just really big grasses? Did you know that palms are not native to coastal San Diego? Did you know that some palms are invasive, spread from your yard into our waterways and restrict water flow that can lead to flooding? Did you know that Read more…

Check out the first half of this documentary on ReWilding wetlands in northern California on the homelands of the Yurok people. Watch the entire documentary to learn about ReWilding in the United Kingdom and Japan. Watch the documentary! Across the planet people are ReWilding!  Let’s ReWild Mission Bay!

The 19th annual Love Your Wetlands Day featuring bird watching, science talks, and Kumeyaay tule boat building was held on Feb. 3 at Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve in Crown Point. The annual event was co-hosted by the San Diego Audubon Society and UC San Diego Natural Reserve System, which Read more…