By Jaime Chambers, originally aired 6/14/16 on Fox5 San Diego SAN DIEGO — The last residents of the De Anza Cove trailer park have been ordered out of their homes, and now city officials are trying to decide what to do with 170 acres of wetlands in the northeast corner of Mission Bay. The Audubon Society is vying for a […]
Remember: ReWild Mission Bay Public Workshop #2 TOMORROW In March, dozens of San Diegans came out to our first workshop to tell us what Mission Bay means to them. And we listened. Now it’s time for us all to dig into the goals and objectives of this landmark effort. ReWild Mission Bay’s Public Workshop #2 June […]
Two additional reports are now available on the ReWild Mission Bay “Resources” section: Existing Conditions Report: This report investigates the following question: What are the current access, recreation, land forms, wildlife, water quality, and other conditions like in the ReWild Mission Bay Planning Area? These “existing conditions” (along with information gleaned from the Historical Ecology […]
“Iconic Mission Bay course could be transformed as part of wetlands effort” by David Garrick, published on 4/2/16 by the San Diego Union Tribune SAN DIEGO — Mission Bay Golf Course, known for being the county’s only lighted course and the place where Tiger Woods won a Junior World title, might soon be on the […]
By Richard Allyn, originally aired 3/16/16 on CBS8 San Diego SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – A vision is coming together to help restore the wetlands of Mission Bay. The Rewilding Project would help bring back up to 170 acres of wetlands. Decades ago, Mission Bay originally boasted 4,000 acres of salt marsh at the […]
“Back to the wild on Mission Bay” By Deborah Sullivan Brennan, published on 3/11/16 by the San Diego Union Tribune More than a century and a half ago, Mission Bay began its transformation from a wilderness of wetlands to the man-made recreation complex we know today. Rebecca Schwartz is working to coax a corner of […]
One of the long time volunteers from the Kendall Frost Marsh created this amazing virtual tour of Pacific Beach’s own backyard wetland using photos from our partners at the Friends of Mission Bay Marshes. Check it out by clicking below: Want to help protect this community resource? Join us at our March 16th ReWild Mission […]
What does Mission Bay mean to you? San Diego Audubon wants to know on Wednesday, March 16 at its first public meeting for ReWild Mission Bay. ReWild Mission Bay is a project of San Diego Audubon to enhance and restore up to 170 acres of wetlands in the northeast corner of Mission Bay, creating opportunity for […]
By Dave Schwab, published on 2/25/16 by the San Diego Newspaper Group In February, Pacific Beach Town Council was updated on plans to resurrect Mission Bay wetlands and fight alcohol-related and other crimes along the beachfront. Town council also heard from a Mission Beach bike rental operator, who plans to take his fight against DecoBike […]
“City, environmentalists aim to turn back the clock” By David Garrick, published on 2/13/16 by the San Diego Union Tribune SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s iconic Mission Bay Park is on the verge of a partial transformation that aims to enhance its recreational appeal while also helping fight climate change, sea level rise and water […]