Rose Creek

Contact: Annel Lopez Hailey | (916) 319-2077 | Annel.Lopez@asm.ca.gov For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Local Nonprofit San Diego Bird Alliance Receives $150,000 in Proposition 4 Funds for Rose Creek Habitat Restoration SACRAMENTO, CA. — Today, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) announced that local nonprofit San Diego Bird Alliance (SDBA) Read more

Mission Bay Park is a Cash Cow for the City of San Diego Mission Bay Park is a beloved part of the San Diego community. With over 4,500 acres of parkland, navigable waterways, and wetlands, not only does Mission Bay support our families, visitors, and recreational users, but it generates Read more

If you didn’t make it out to our BioBlitz as part of California Biodiversity Day, check out our observations. If you are interested in what we spotted, visit Rose Creek results on iNaturalist.org You do not need an iNaturalist account to see the results. California is one of the most Read more

Over 75 volunteers picked up over 2,000 pounds (1 ton) of trash in and along Rose Creek on Saturday, April 25th. A huge thank you to each and everyone of you and a special shout out to our great partners who made this event a huge success: I Love A Read more

A huge shout out to City of San Diego Council President Joe LaCava and his team for championing increased visibility for Rose Creek by funding and implementing Rose Creek signs on the four bridges over Rose Creek in Pacific Beach. On Thursday, April 23rd, the Council President unveiled the eight Read more

Thank you Community Scientists A huge shout out to everyone who joined us at our event or who went out on their own to document species along Rose Creek. We will announce our 2026 event as it get closer to September. In the meantime, get out and document species where Read more

Watch this segment with the Friends of Rose Creek Executive Director, Dr. Karin Zirk, and San Diego Bird Alliance Conservation Advocacy Coordinator, Savannah Stallings on KPBS New Year’s Eve, Evening Edition talking about King Tides, wetlands and how they support wildlife and the human built environment.

A huge thank you to the 40 volunteers who pulled 1,250 pounds of trash out of Rose Creek for Coastal Cleanup Day 2025. A shout out to our event partners We Clean Trails and I Love A Clean San Diego.   It was a wonderful collaboration.   From a Winnie the Pooh Read more

In 2016, the San Francisco Estuary Institute prepared a historical ecology of lower Rose Creek’s salt marshes, mudflats and relationship to what we now call Mission Bay. Find the report on the ReWild Mission Bay website. Explore images showing what once was and other exciting information in the report.