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Join the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy and nature experts for a data-gathering group hike from 9 a.m. to noon April 24 in San Pasqual Valley. Meet for the “BioBlitz” at the Ysabel Creek Road Staging Area, 16414 Ysabel Creek Road, Escondido. Participants are encouraged to download iNaturalist, an app for nature lovers to record, share and discuss their observations. Using the app, we will submit our findings as part of the City Nature Challenge, a global effort to docu

Originally published March 18, 2026, by the City of Del Mar. An environmental document for the San Dieguito Lagoon Levee, Habitat Enhancement and Trail Project has opened for public comment through 5 p.m. April 17.  The document, a Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, examines a project designed to minimize flood risks by building vegetated, earthen berms along both sides of the San Dieguito River between the railroad bridge and Jimmy Durante Boulevard.  Consid

The Coast to Crest Trail Challenge turns 10 this summer. As the annual, five-hike series approaches its big birthday, we'd like your help in choosing the anniversary lineup. We’re calling it “Challenger’s Choice." Your choices will help us pick the five hikes for Year 10. We can’t wait to see where they take us! Thank you for bringing good energy to the trail and good ideas to our brief, Challenger's Choice poll. Challenger's Choice poll

A few spaces are still open and training has started for the Mt. Kilimanjaro Challenge, a unique San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy journey to the top of Africa's tallest peak. Far from the San Dieguito watershed and at 19,341 feet above sea level, hikers can explore the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro Challenge as this faraway group hike returns for a second, epic adventure during summer 2026. In February 2025, a group of a dozen hikers completed the first “Climb for the Conser

Do you frequent Riverpath Del Mar near the Grand Avenue Bridge? If so, please help our lagoon stewardship by sharing your observations.  ...

Mark your calendars for Valley Vibes, a free, family-friendly fiesta with interactive exhibits, great food, crafts and live music...

Day 8 of the Mt. Kilimanjaro Challenge began at midnight. Some of the 16 challengers had slept. Others were unable.  Ten months of...

During the morning devotional Jan. 13, Noemi Bravo told the story of Moses climbing Mt. Sinai, then pivoted to the Coast to Crest Trail...

What does conservation look like for Jonathan Appelbaum? With a glance, the resource ecologist takes in conservation at the Arroyo...

Our latest collaboration with Bluedot Living is a quick explainer on conservation, education and recreation, the three pillars that...

During our annual River Valley Fest Oct. 13, we raised our glasses to 38 years of conservation. At the event themed "A Flourishing...

Conservation Manager Joseph Rivera leads volunteers as they apply loving care to native plants in Gonzales Canyon. "We teach the...

By Jonathan Appelbaum As a resident of San Diego County, living with wildfire is a fact of life and is now a year-round threat. Each...

For the eighth straight year, hikers can sample San Dieguito River Park’s trail network by completing the Coast to Crest Trail Challenge....

Volunteers for the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy and San Dieguito River Park JPA got the appreciation they deserve during an...

The San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy has received $1.5 million from the Wildlife Conservation Board to restore 12.5 acres or...

A two-year, $87 million wetlands restoration in the river valley just east of Interstate 5 remains on target for completion this summer.

David Kreitzer, a founder of San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, retired U.S. Air Force officer, student of botany and multifaceted...

Water quality at the San Dieguito Lagoon wetlands is in good standing. So is the density and variety of birds. Researchers from the UC...

State Sen. Catherine Blakespear has secured $1.4 million from the state budget to complete a one-mile segment of the Coast to Crest Trail...