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
CEQA stands for the California Environmental Quality Act originally passed in 1970. CEQA requires government agencies to consider the environmental consequences of their actions before approving plans and policies or committing to a course of action on a project. It also requires a public process where you the public, get Read more
Council President Pro Tem Joe LaCava meet with Professor Dick Norris of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography during the January King Tides. Listen in on the conversation.
The next California King Tide Project dates are January 11 & 12, 2024 and February 9, 2024. Find the highest tides at Rose Creek on Thursday, January 11 from 8-8:30 AM, Friday, January 12 from 8:45-9:15 AM, or Friday, February 9 from 8-8:30 AM. Take photos from the Mike Gotch Read more
From KPBS in 2015. Every winter, San Diego’s lagoons, lakes and beaches attract thousands of migrating birds. The region is a crucial refueling spot along one of the world’s busiest bird flight paths. But KPBS reporter Susan Murphy tells us climate change may leave a lot of birds looking for Read more
From the United States Geological Survey (USGS): Coastal wetlands are among the most productive and valuable ecosystems in the world—comparable to even rainforests and coral reefs. They are often referred to as natural sponges or nature’s kidneys because they slow the flow of water across the watershed, filter out pollutants Read more
Check out this great piece on storm water pollution and how you can help keep our waterways clean. Remember, what happens in Rose Creek, ends up in Mission Bay.