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San Dieguito River Park

San Dieguito River Park

Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley

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Flora and Fauna

California Native Plant Society-Native Garden Tours

April 25, 2023

On April 1, the Sike’s Adobe Historic Farmstead was a featured location of the California Native Plant Society-San Diego’s Native Garden Tours …

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Mighty Moths

May 24, 2021

If you have been to the park lately you might have noticed these beautiful plants blooming. Its scientific name is Hesperoyucca whipplei but it also …

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The Value of Our Native Wildflowers

April 27, 2020

A plethora of native wildflower species are showing off their colors and variable shapes in pockets throughout the San Dieguito River Park. While we …

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tick questing

Tick Talk

April 25, 2018

Ticks are native insects that carry dangerous vector-borne illnesses. Ticks can be found in all sections of the San Dieguito River Park. While they …

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Visit the Osprey Family at the San Dieguito Lagoon

March 22, 2017

(Post Updated 3/22/17) In March 2014, the Del Mar Fairgrounds removed the three tall light poles from their paved parking lot. Osprey had built nests …

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Pollinator Garden at Sikes Adobe

Pollinator Garden at Sikes Adobe

December 1, 2016

In partnership with United States Fish and Wildlife Service, The Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County, Butterfly Farms, Sky …

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SDRP Insect Survey Completes First Year of Data Collection

August 14, 2015

For eight weeks a year, as you drive north on I-5 you can see what looks like a backpacker’s tent perched near the water of the San Dieguito Lagoon …

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Arroyo Toad. Photo by/Credit Will Flaxington. Posted on U.S. Fish & Wildflie Service - fws.gov

Arroyo Toad

August 6, 2015

There are several threatened and endangered species that reside within the San Dieguito River Valley. One of them is the Arroyo Toad (Bufo …

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San Dieguito River Park
18372 Sycamore Creek Road, Escondido, CA 92025

Tel: 1-858-674-2270
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