Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley
In 2009, despite still recovering from recession, wildfires, no official office space, and a shortfall of member agency funding, the San Dieguito River Park, the JPA, and its partners had a huge year of monumental successes. At the San Dieguito Lagoon, Southern California Edison finished construction of their restoration project creating and/or enhancing 150 acres… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
Earlier this year, the City of Poway completed installation of a new bridge over Sycamore Creek on the Old Coach Trail, which replaced a bridge that washed out during a winter storm about 6 years ago. This new bridge establishes an official crucial connection between the San Dieguito River Park’s Coast to Crest Trail with… Read More »
