Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley
If you have been to the park lately you might have noticed these beautiful plants blooming. Its scientific name is Hesperoyucca whipplei but it also goes by chaparral yucca, Quixote yucca, foothill yucca, Spanish dagger, and even Our Lords Candle (because of the beautiful glow when the sunlight was directly behind the blossoming plant). One… Read More »
Here we are, 2019, the River Park’s 30th year. If you’ve been following our 30th anniversary blog series this past year you may have noticed that several projects were mentioned repeatedly over the course of a few years. First the project concept may have been approved, or funding received, then in the next year (or… Read More »
PAMO VALLEY Another year of efforts in the River Park have proven fruitful. Progress in Pamo Valley continued through the summer sun. The River Park received $25,000 in additional funds from the National Resources Agency to shape the Coast to Crest Trail in Pamo Valley. Specialized forestry contractor crews, archaeologists, biologists, volunteers, and rangers worked… Read More »
In the year 2016, there were many accomplishments for San Dieguito River Park. During late winter and early spring, Park staff and Volunteers planted 13,198 plants throughout the River Park, in 15 different sites. Out of the total lump sum of those native plant species that we planted, 7,000 of those plants went to Bernardo… Read More »
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… Read More »
Join us this Saturday, January 26th at 10am for the Pamo Valley ribbon cutting and hike. The event includes a ranger led hike on the new 3.3 mile long trail. Vans will be available at the end of the trail to shuttle hikers back to their car. This is a family and dog (on leash)… Read More »
Please join us in celebrating three additional miles of the Coast to Crest Trail! January 26th at 10am at Pamo Valley
First, from all of us here at the San Dieguito River Park JPA, we wish you all Happy Holidays. Next, getting out from behind the desk as a park director every once in a while is crucial in many ways. The JPA has many complex management and planning responsibilities across a broad area for a… Read More »
The California Natural Resources Agency awarded a $285,140 River Parkways Program grant to the San Dieguito River Park JPA to build the Pamo Valley segment of the Coast to Crest Trail. The funds will pay for materials, supplies, subcontractors, and other construction-related costs to build the 3-mile long segment of Coast to Crest Trail in… Read More »
The San Dieguito River Park JPA Board of Directors plans to consider adopting a Final Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study for the Pamo Valley segment of the Coast to Crest Trail, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). These reports document the potential environmental effects and project mitigation measures for the construction… Read More »
