San Dieguito River Park
Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley
The Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Osuna Segment of CTC Trail has been released for a 30-day public review and comment period from May 5 – June 5, 2023. Please submit any comments in writing by the due date of June 5, 2023 to Shawna Anderson, Executive Director at shawna@sdrp.org Project Information, the …
The SDRP JPA recently launched the Osuna Trail Project, a one-mile long segment of the Coast to Crest Trail, a regional multi-use trail for hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians. Approximately 49 miles of the planned 71-mile CTC Trail is complete. The Osuna trail project is located east of Del Mar and Interstate 5, between Via de …
In 2015, the San Dieguito River Park acquired 2 passenger vans and officially launched the Watershed Explorer Program. The program offers 5-day fieldtrips throughout the San Dieguito Watershed. Youths can enjoy the adventures and experiences to places such as: Volcan Mountain, Lake Sutherland, the San Diego Archaelogical Center, Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead, Lake Hodges and …
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 …
Besides breathing a collective sigh of relief that our computers turned from 1999 to 2000 without the world ending (and that the media would no longer be dominated by that story), what else was happening in 2000? Well for one, I was hired as the Park’s new Environmental Planner eager to take on new projects …
The San Dieguito River Park is very unique in not only the diverse ecosystems that occupy the park, from coastal wetlands to oak woodlands, but also because of its multi-jurisdictional management areas. The park itself maintains open space in the County of San Diego as well as the cities of Del Mar, Escondido, Poway, San …
“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 …
This year the San Dieguito River Park turns 30! To commemorate this milestone, River Park staff is writing a blog series – highlighting an exciting accomplishment (or maybe a challenging setback) for each year starting with 1989 when the San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority (JPA) was formed. I have the honor of kicking …
The JPA closed escrow on October 19th, securing a 6.44 acre inholding in its Sycamore Creek Preserve in Poway. Thanks to a very generous donation by long time River Park supporter Freda Reid, the JPA was able to negotiate a down payment on this former home site which sits right in the middle of the …
