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.
On July 31st, a reporter with the Beach and Bay Press joined the guided bird walk and wrote about it for the paper. A small group of bird watchers on a guided tour of Rose Creek on July 31 didn’t know they were in for a real treat: an osprey Read more…
Karin Zirk, our Executive Director, is going abroad for a year to study. This leaves the Native Plant Garden without a coordinator, no Site Captain for I Love A Clean San Diego’s Coastal Cleanup Day on September 17, 2022. or Creek to Bay Cleanup in April 2023. We are funding Read more…
The Native Plant Garden at Rose Creek in Pacific Beach was started in the mid-1990s by The Nature School. Since 2004 the Friends of Rose Creek have managed and expanded the garden. We are seeking a new “coordinator” to: water newly planted native plants as needed trim and remove non-native Read more…
We had a great turnout for our water quality testing training with Rachele from San Diego Coastkeeper. If you are interested in participating in an upcoming testing event, please email us and we’ll get you plugged in.