San Diego Audubon Society (SDAS) seeks to shape a culture in San Diego where nature is a common interest of all – where people learn to appreciate, understand, and actively protect the natural world. As we inspire others to join us in strengthening this culture of conservation, our region’s irreplaceable Read more…
Way to go San Diego! As a county we made over 21,000 observations, of over 2,600 species, with 984 people! A huge thanks to the ~ 20 folks who came out for our event at Rose Creek on April 30th! Excellent work. To explore the species for yourself, visit the Read more…
For the Coastal Commission’s 2022 Climate Video Challenge, middle and high school students were asked: “What is your vision for a thriving future?” Having received many powerful and creative submissions, the following videos were selected. Please click on the images below to view the videos, and be inspired by California’s Read more…
Did you know that the non-profit that puts on the annual Earth Fair in Balboa Park is in the Rose Creek Watershed? San Diego EarthWorks have been an integral part of the work being done by the Friends of Rose Creek since 2004 and before. San Diego EarthWorks got its Read more…
We Clean Trails is a group started by Miss Earth USA 2021, Marissa Page Butler, to clean up trails in San Diego County. We Clean Trails comes out to Rose Creek regularly and tackle some of the worst trash issues they see anywhere in the county. Marissa wrote a children’s Read more…
ReWild Mission Bay is project of San Diego Audubon and our ReWild Coalition partners like the Friends of Rose Creek to enhance and restore the natural wetlands at the mouth of Rose Creek of Mission Bay for cleaner water, greater climate resiliency, carbon sequestration, and improved access to our public Read more…
A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve on Saturday, February 5th, 2022 for our annual Love Your Wetlands Day celebration!
While it’s no secret that the Friends of Rose Creek supports the ReWild Mission Bay “Wildest” alternative to restore a mere portion of the historic wetlands at the mouth of Rose Creek, the City of San Diego is also proposing it’s own plan called De Anza Natural. The Friends Read more…
Join Interpreter Marya to discover how salt marshes thrive in one of the most dynamic natural environments. Despite this, they have the ability to sequester (take in and store) carbon better than most other plant communities. We’ll explore the following questions: What exactly is a salt marsh? Learn more from Read more…
Occupying San Clemente Canyon alongside Highway 52 between I-5 and 805, Marian Bear Memorial Park is a small slice of riparian oasis in an urban landscape. Except for freeway noise, it’s easy to forget we’re in the city. A canopy of large old sycamores provides shade. San Clemente Creek trickles Read more…