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The San Dieguito River Park
18372 Sycamore Creek Rd.
Escondido, CA 92025
Phone: (858) 674-2270
Fax: (858) 674-2280

Email: sdrp@sdrp.org

 

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February 2012

NOTICE
Please come to an introductory Membership Meeting of the “Friends of Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead”

To form a non-profit support group to further the Mission of the Sikes Adobe

Tuesday,  February 28th, 2012
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

The Remington Club in Rancho Bernardo, 2nd floor
16925 Hierba Drive
San Diego, CA  92128

Refreshments will be served!

click here for more information, or email anne@sdrp.org

BIG CLEAN AT THE SANTA YSABEL GENERAL STORE JANUARY 7TH
- on its way to becoming San Diego's Backcountry Interpretive Center

Volunteers came from all over the county: San Diego, El Cajon, Idyllwild, Warner's, Julian, Borrego, and Ramona. Everyone came ready to work with gloves and shovels, power tools, mowers, ladders, shop vacs, and some brought their trucks. Read more about it here.

Order your 2012 River Park Calendar

 

$19.99 each

Purchase your 2nd annual San Dieguito Watershed calendar by photographer Jim Coffee now. It is packed with spectacular River Park scapes and is a fundraiser for the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy.  Click the button below to purchase it online.

Order Calendars Here

CONSTRUCTION FINISHED ON
"RATTLESNAKE" VIEW PLATFORM

Click here to find out all about it.

Del Dios Gorge Eucalyptus Removal and Habitat Restoration Project Begins


Click here for more information on this project, and for Jim Coffee's photos of the action on Thursday December 8th.

RANGERS AND DUST-DEVILS PARTICIPATE IN THE JAYCEE CHRISTMAS PARADE IN ESCONDIDO DECEMBER 10TH

Song for our Volunteers
(to the tune of Jingle Bells)

Native plants, native plants, native all the way
Oh what fun it is to work with volunteers today, hey!
Native plants, native plants, planting all day
Oh what fun it is to work with our heroes to-day

Above, from left to right:
Ranger Dante Lee, Dust-Devil Carol Carr, Ranger Bryan Ward, Dust-Devils Tom Carr, Bill McKinney and Tom Brown. Click photo to enlarge.

Below: Christmas Tree in back of pickup, festooned with "ornaments" (names of our volunteers)

TRAIL PATROL TRAINING

Date: January 28th and 29th
Time: 9:00am-2:00pm
Locations: TBA

This event will have several Ranger led presentations, detailed Park information, a guest speaker, Lieutenant Joe Young, from the Oceanside Police Department presenting "Verbal Judo", equipment use training, and in the field scenario/role playing.  There is no fee for this two day training, and refreshments will be provided.  To register please call (858)674-2275 x 14 or email Leana@sdrp.org

MY BIG BACKYARD:  KIDS EXPLORING OUR SENSE OF PLACE


An exciting new pilot education program called "Exploring Our Sense of Place: My Big Backyard," developed and implemented by the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy and funded by the Sempra Energy Foundation, is wrapping up.  The program consisted of a series of eight theme-based outdoor experiences for youth ages 9-11. A major part of My Big Backyard focused on attracting young participants who wouldn't normally use the Park.

The program was geared to underserved areas offering free tuition to participating families through the grant funding. The October 23rd Plant and Pollinator series hosted at the San Dieguito River Park office was a great event for all who attended. A program of butterflies, other pollinators, and plants was followed by a nature walk on the Highland Valley Trail. The series was concluded with the release of 15 live Monarch butterflies.
Click here for photos.



On October 30th was the Early Settler's series, held at Sikes Adobe. The kids learned about doing laundry, making marbles, making a scarecrow and lots more. Click here for photos.



The San Diego Media Arts Center's Teen Producers Program was present to film the program. San Diego Media Tech also attended next Sunday's event at Sikes Adobe based on the Early Settlers of the region. "My Big Backyard" documentary will be available in early 2012. Click here for photos of the young documentarians at work.

SPYclocross San Diego! October 2011

Photos by Jim Coffee

SAN DIEGUITO RIVER PARK WINS TWO ORCHIDS AT ANNUAL ORCHIDS & ONIONS EVENT
Read all about it here!

Below, Executive Director Dick Bobertz and Deputy Director Susan Carter hold the two live orchids that were presented at the event. Click photo to enlarge.

WHAT IS IT?

Click here to learn all about this Fall's Bishop School's Science Project at the San Dieguito Lagoon. (It's a "bledius", if that helps.)







For more about the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmhouse, click here.

For more about activities at the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead, click here.

JOIN US FOR THE ENCORE
SIKES ADOBE VALENTINE'S DAY TEA
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH

Click on the picture above to see a few pictures of last year's event - the FIRST annual Valentine's Day Tea.

Last year's event was such a success that we're bringing it back by acclamation. Click here for the flier for this year's event and make plans now to attend.

LAGOON BIRD SURVEY DATA UPDATED
Click here and then on 2011 Totals

201 species have now been identified at the San Dieguito Lagoon since the counts began in 2010.
Click here for an explanation of what this means.

WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECT
DEDICATION CEREMONY HELD
NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Representatives from Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric hosted a ceremony to mark the notable achievement of creating 115 acres of tidal wetlands at the San Dieguito Lagoon.

Click here for photos and details

San Dieguito River Mouth Opened
Click here for stories and pictures

Our partner, the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, held its 2nd Annual River Valley Fest on September 25th, 2011, celebrating 25 years of progress in implementing
and preserving the expansive San Dieguito River Park, and protecting San Diego’s natural legacy. The event was held at the
award-winning Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa. Conservancy supporters, donors, board members, elected
officials and guests came together for a fun-filled afternoon of great food and wine, lively music, auction items
and tennis. The event was a resounding success and was made possible in part by generous donations
from Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, San Diego Paella, Claire’s on Cedros, Minuteman Press, Van Law
Foods, Ranch & Coast Magazine, and BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
Click here to read more.

Below: Examining the Auction Tables


Photos above by James Coffee

SDGE BEGINS UNDERGROUNDING
POWER POLES AT VIA DE LA VALLE

Photo below taken 10/15/11 by SDRP Ranger Natalie Borchardt. This is the power pole located directly adjacent to the trail and kiosk at the south end of San Andres.

On the morning of Sat, 10/15, members of the Calvary Lutheran Church of Solana Beach volunteered their time to help Park Rangers began restoring Coastal Sage Scrub habitat on a mitigation project site located near El Camino Real.  The volunteers helped to prepare the site for the rainy season by installing erosion control measures, removing non-native,  invasive vegetation, and using biological techniques to shape the landscape for retention of water for the native plants that they will install this winter. (click photos to enlarge)

 

Grand Opening Ceremony for Newest
Trail Section
Poway's Old Coach Trail Link
to Coast to Crest Trail


  Click here for story and pictures.

Executive Director's Column

A Regional Trails Network for San Diego County - A First Step

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

The planning area for the San Dieguito River Park is located in central San Diego County, at the northern edge of the City of San Diego. The western end begins at the ocean at Del Mar. The planning area follows the course of the San Dieguito River to its source at Ironside Spring on Volcan Mountain just north of Julian.
No. The San Dieguito River Park is a Joint Powers Authority. The term "Joint Powers Authority" (JPA) means that some public agencies have agreed to jointly share certain powers, such as the power to manage and acquire land.
The Focused Planning Area (FPA) is the area of focus for the San Dieguito River Park's acquisition and planning efforts. It is the area of jurisdiction for the San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority. The FPA roughly corresponds to the viewshed of the San Dieguito River Valley and its tributary streams - that is, what you could see if you were standing on the valley floor.
The creation of the San Dieguito River Park is a long-term project. It is one that not only you, but your children and perhaps grandchildren will be able to participate in. Individual segments are acquired, planned and implemented as funds become available. Enormous progress has been made in the 20 year life of the Park since its creation in 1989. Future milestones will be the completion of the 55-mile Coast to Crest Trail and building three Visitor Centers (lagoon, central and backcountry). .
Please visit our FAQ page for more information on SDRP.

The San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park Joint Powers Authority, also known as the San Dieguito River Park, is the agency responsible for creating a greenway and natural open space park in the San Dieguito River Valley. The vision of the River Park is to preserve and interpret the natural and cultural resources of the river valley from the river's source on Volcan Mountain, north of Julian, to the Pacific Ocean in Del Mar.

If you have photos, graphs, geological data, wildlife data, or other useful information that is relevant to SDRP's mission, please don't hestitate to contact us at: sdrp@sdrp.org

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