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
Love Your Wetlands Day (LYWD) on Saturday, February 3rd was a beautiful and sunny San Diego winter day (in between storms). The Friends of Rose Creek were there talking to people about the importance of Rose Creek to Kendall-Frost and all the wildlife that hang out in the salt marsh Read more
Thank you to our partners at the California Native Plant Society – San Diego Chapter for helping all of us learn how to garden with native plants. Gardening with native plants is a revolution in thought and action—a way of being here now with the wonders of California’s biodiversity. When Read more