Get the latest updates on our ongoing campaign to restore native wetland habitat to the northeast corner of Mission Bay.
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Field report: City plans for De Anza focus on shortsighted priorities; missing long term wetlands protection in Mission Bay
By Kelsey Wadman, San Diego Audubon THANK YOU to the huge crowd of ReWild and Audubon supporters who came out to the City’s De Anza Revitalization plan meeting yesterday. What a win for birds and other wildlife to see all the ReWild shirts in the crowd who were there to support the restoration of wetlands…
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LA Times: Little-known Mission Bay marsh could be key to fight against San Diego’s rising sea levels
San Diego Audubon’s director of conservation, Rebecca Schwartz Lesberg, looks over Kendall-Frost Marsh on the north side of Mission Bay. (K.C. Alfred / San Diego Union-Tribune) By David Garrick, published on 5/2/17 by the Los Angeles Times San Diego’s iconic Mission Bay is mostly known for zooming jet skis, gliding sailboats, resort hotels and SeaWorld,…
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Just released: draft final alternatives
Tonight, ReWild Mission Bay revealed its draft final three options for restoration for the North East corner of Mission Bay. Based on community suggestions from three public workshops earlier this year, the draft plans were presented to more than 140 community members to collect input one last time. The project — led by San Diego Audubon and…
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“Changing values”: The environmental imperative in Mission Bay’s most recent Master Plan
Mission Bay started its life as a 4,500 acre estuary complex at the mouth of the San Diego River. In the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, the City of San Diego (along with state and federal agencies) set out to transform this “useless swamp” into the recreational destination we see today. At the time, the importance of…
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Project update! Draft final wetlands plans to be released April 25th
Our project teams spent the past few months reviewing public input, working with stakeholders, and gathering scientific feedback on the eight initial wetlands restoration alternatives released last fall (check them out here). We used all of this information, plus guidance from the Coastal Commission and the Mission Bay Park Master Plan, to create three updated final…
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The San Diego Bird Alliance has issued an RFP for the De Anza Natural/ReWild Mission Bay Roadmap.
The project seeks a qualified engineering, environmental science, or interdisciplinary consulting team to prepare a comprehensive Roadmap outlining the technical, regulatory, engagement, and financial steps needed to advance wetland restoration, shoreline resilience, and public access at the northeast corner of Mission Bay Regional Park. This is a meaningful piece of work that we will use…
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The ReWild Coalition Turned 100!
If you missed our ReWild Celebration last night, you missed a great gathering of wetland-supporting community—new and old! The ReWild Coalition Turned 100! The hundred attendees had hours to relax and laugh and share and update on all our important projects. But we also got some important business done. Jim Peugh and Muriel Spooner gave…
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Mission Bay-Tecolote Creek Historical Ecology Report Published
The San Francisco Estuary Institute just completed the historical reconnaissance study for Mission Bay and Tecolote Creek. This report outlines the landscape patterns and ecological conditions prior to Euro-American modification, and informs restoration potential for the area. “Mission Bay and the Tecolote Creek Watershed are within the ancestral territory of the ‘Iipay and Tipai Kumeyaay…