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 at Volcan Mountain, north of Julian, to the Pacific Ocean in Del Mar.
The San Dieguito River Valley is rich in all sorts of natural wonders through our Nature Notebook. Learn more about specific resources by exploring the categories below. Be sure to check the Events Calendar to see what upcoming opportunities you have to learn more about these natural resources from experts in the field!
Latest Posts from the Nature Notebook
Palomar Audubon Society Trip Leaders guide birders around different areas of Lake Hodges, like Del Dios Community Park, the Boat Dock, and Bernardo Bay, every year in March, October, and November. The list of bird species seen is then posted on the PAS website. SDRP has compiled the lists since October 2013 into a PDF… Read More » Palomar Audubon Society Trip Leader Jim Beckman guides birders through San Pasqual Valley on the first Saturday in April, and the list of bird species seen is posted on the PAS website. SDRP has compiled the lists from 2014-2017 into a PDF document. 47 bird species were seen this year, and three of them were… Read More » Our night skies are transitioning from Spring to Summer in late May to early June, and you can see two, clear signs of that transition. The first sign is that Spring, specifically late May and June, is the perfect time to observe globular clusters. Globular clusters are the mysterious giant balls of stars (usually between… Read More » The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 90 species in May, which is lower than usual for May due to rainy weather. No new bird species were seen, so the cumulative total remains at 234. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through May 2017. According to bird count leader Jayne… Read More » The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 111 species in April. No new bird species were seen, so the cumulative total remains at 234. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through April 2017. According to bird count leader Jayne Lesley, some noteworthy birds were 2 male Yellow-headed Blackbirds, 2 Red-breasted… Read More »
PAS Lake Hodges Bird Walk Results March 2017 Update
PAS San Pasqual Valley Bird Walk Results 2017
Glorious Globular Clusters in the Spring Sky by Bill Carter
May 2017 San Dieguito Lagoon Bird Survey Results
April 2017 San Dieguito Lagoon Bird Survey Results
