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.
In years gone by, the City of San Diego dredged the area of Rose Creek downstream of Garnet Avenue and the area was an earthen bottom channel. Once that stopped, about 25 years ago, natural processes started to repopulate the area and create a salt marsh used by local and Read more…
What a great turnout for Coastal Cleanup at Rose Creek on Saturday, September 17th! Thank you for everyone who came out to support our amazing partners We Clean Trails and I Love A Clean San Diego for World Cleanup Day! Together they removed 791.22 lbs of litter from Rose Creek! Read more…
Check out Channel 10 News as they cover the ReWild Coalition’s request for wetlands restoration sooner rather than later. As an FYI, the Friends of Rose Creek are part of the ReWild Coalition. To watch the news piece, click here.
The Friends of Rose Creek are partners in the efforts to ReWild Mission Bay. This project would restore a portion of the historic wetlands at the mouth of Rose Creek, where it enters Mission Bay. Check out this interview on KPBS regarding the plans moving ahead.