ReWild Mission BayTogether we defend our region's birds, unique biodiversity, and threatened habitats through advocacy, education, and restoration.
Karina Ornelas Karina Ornelas is our Conservation Outreach Coordinator and a student at Arizona State University, majoring in Conservation Biology and Ecology. She has been an advocate for ReWild since 2019, has assisted the team with translating materials from English to Spanish to better connect with the Latino community, and is a vital part of […]
Howdy ReWild Coalition, Last Thursday (December 7, 2023), we showed up at the Planning Commission Committee to advocate for a better plan for the ReWild area. The meeting lasted almost 6 hours and at the end, the Planning Commissioners voted unanimously to support the City’s De Anza Natural Plan. We didn’t get any of the […]
As we approach the critical date of December 7th for the Planning Commission’s decision on the City of San Diego’s draft De Anza Natural Plan, your involvement has never been more crucial. This is a pivotal moment for the future of Mission Bay, and your voice can make a significant impact. Here’s How You Can […]
As we move closer to our goal of restoring the wetlands in the northeast corner of Mission Bay, we want to pause and extend our heartfelt gratitude to our existing coalition members while welcoming new additions to our growing family. Our coalition has proudly grown to encompass 90 diverse members, including key conservation organizations, labor […]
By John Heatherington Heatherington is a volunteer for the Environmental Center of San Diego and is on the Board of Directors of The Chaparral Lands Conservancy. He is retired and lives in Rancho Bernardo. Originally Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune De Anza Cove is in the northeast corner of Mission Bay. If you are not […]
As the proprietor of a fly fishing company, ensuring the water of Mission Bay is clean and healthy for fish and other marine habitat is critical to my livelihood. The fish that I make my livelihood from are tied to the surviving wetland habitat we have in Mission Bay; either they’re born there and leave when they’re big enough, or they eat the fish that are born there.
Congratulations are in order! The ReWild Team at San Diego Audubon Society was selected as this year’s Wetlands Award Recipient for the first annual AD-77 Environmental Hero Awards! Assemblymember Tasha Boerner honored the work that ReWild has done for wetlands on Saturday, October 7th. To name a few of the Coalition’s efforts this past year: […]
Just a quick update on what has been happening with the planning for more wetlands in Mission Bay! We have heard from our friends at the city that the long-awaited De Anza Cove Natural Plan (Programmatic EIR) is being finalized and will be presented to the Planning Commission in December. We attended the previous Planning […]
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Living Coast Discovery Center, the City of San Diego and San Diego Audubon Society got to spend their morning introducing captive-bred Ridgway’s Rails to the marsh on Tuesday.
Today is the last day to apply for the City of San Diego’s Climate Advisory and Resiliency Advisory Boards. Councilmember Joe LaCava created these two new boards to increase public participation in the Climate Action Plan and Resilient SD Plan. It would be invaluable to the ReWild mission to have some of our members on these boards reminding decision makers that […]