2014 would provide some great learning opportunities within the San Dieguito River Valley. Our executive director at the time Dick Bobertz along with Poway City Councilman Jim Cunningham and San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy board member Bill Simmons were finishing the final segment of their more than 72-mile trek of the Coast to Crest Trail… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 95 species in July- which is another monthly record! Again, no new bird species were seen, so the cumulative species total remains at 242. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through July 2019. Note: a Wilson’s Phalarope was also seen but was accidentally… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 101 species in May and 97 species in June- a record for the month of June! No new bird species were seen, so the cumulative species total remains at 242. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through June 2019. According to Bird Count… Read More »
After fifteen years of planning and two years of waiting for multiple government agencies to issue dozens of permits, construction was finally scheduled to start on the San Dieguito Lagoon Wetland Restoration Project. As mitigation/compensation for the loss of fish eggs and larvae attributed to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 33 miles north, Southern… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 127 species in April- a new record for this month! No new bird species were seen this month, so the cumulative species total remains at 242. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through April 2019. According to Bird Count Leader Jayne Lesley, “We… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 112 species in March. No new bird species were seen this month, so the cumulative species total remains at 242. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through March 2019. The featured image of a Brown Pelican caught in a funny pose was taken… Read More »
In the year 2001, the San Dieguito River Park was identified as a State Wildlife Corridor linkage by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. If you go to the California Parks website today, you will see the Coast to Crest Trail is a highlighted corridor on the Southern California map. The San Dieguito River… Read More »
In 1999, the San Dieguito River Park JPA was celebrating its 10th anniversary, and there were so many active projects. The River Park had just been awarded a $3 million grant to fund the design and construction of the bicycle/pedestrian bridge across Lake Hodges and a grant for $212,000 from the City of San Diego to begin restoration planning… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 118 species in February. No new bird species were seen this month, so the cumulative species total remains at 242. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through February 2019. The featured image of a Reddish Egret with a freshly-caught fish was taken at… Read More »
The San Dieguito Monthly Bird Count identified 105 species in January. No new bird species were seen this month, so the cumulative species total remains at 242. Click here for the PDF document with the detailed monthly results through January 2019. The featured image of a Blue-winged Teal at the San Dieguito Lagoon was taken… Read More »
