On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, the Friends of Rose Creek were honored by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner at the first Assembly district 77 Environmental Hero Awards in La Jolla. A huge thank you to Assemblymember Boerner and here amazing staff who put together a great event! @asmtasha
A huge thank you to We Clean Trails and all the volunteers who picked up trash at Rose Creek for Coastal Cleanup Day on September 23rd! We were able to remove 1,358.47 lbs of trash from Rose Creek with the help of 45 volunteers.
Mission Bay and Rose Creek are part of the Pacific Flyway. This short video from Ducks Unlimited explains the importance of the Pacific Flyway.
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 on Rose Creek Buffer Zones SAN DIEGO – While recreation Read more…
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 you seen a yellow-faced bumblebee? DId you know that some Read more…
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 and useless. For decades, they have been filled in or Read more…
Creek to Bay Cleanup was a huge success. Over 70 volunteers picked up 2,000 pounds of trash in less than three hours. A great day with We Clean Trails and the Friends of Rose Creek. A huge thank you to I Love A Clean San Diego for pulling together this Read more…
The historic Rose Creek salt marsh and wetlands stretched from what is today’s Kendall-Frost Marsh almost to the I-5 southbound on ramp on Mission Bay Drive across the northeast corner of Mission Bay and into what are now schools and residential areas. In the 1950s and 1960s, the City of Read more…
As researchers, we have been looking into the economic value of the Mission Bay wetlands. Our project estimates what it would be worth to implement the ReWild Mission Bay Coalition’s “wildest” plan, which would create 227 acres of new wetland directly adjacent to Kendall-Frost Marsh at the northern shore of Read more…
The short answer is “into Rose Creek.” If you want to understand how water flows from the human built environment into Rose Creek, Mission Bay and eventually into the Pacific Ocean, check out this cool video.