San Dieguito River Park
Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley
2003 marked my third year working for the San Dieguito River Park. I started out in 2000 working as a contracted Ranger Aide/ Maintenance worker and progressed to a full time Ranger later that year. As the park continued to grow and purchase the land needed to build the Coast to Crest Trail, we were …
Hot on the heels of being designated a State Wildlife Corridor the previous year, in 2002 the River Park purchased or assisted in the purchase of three major properties in the river valley to be used for habitat conservation- the Helms (Proudfoot) property between Sutherland Reservoir and Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve West, the Derbas …
“Have a good time saving the world, or you’re just going to depress yourself. People want to be part of something fun. It’s exciting to change the world.” David Brower, Earth Island Institute Have you heard of the Earth Island Institute and its connection with the San Dieguito Lagoon? Earth Island was founded by the …
In 2017, the River Park JPA received a generous donation that sparked the acquisition of a key 6.4 acre inholding in the Sycamore Creek Preserve behind the River Park headquarters in Poway. The parcel was a former home site that burned in the 2007 Witch Creek Fire that could have been redeveloped right in the …
In partnership with United States Fish and Wildlife Service, The Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County, Butterfly Farms, Sky Mountain Permaculture Institute, and the California Native Plant Society, a pollinator garden was installed along the Coast to Crest Trail near Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead. The purpose of this garden is to help conserve …
