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Water Quality Control Board Decision on SEP Proposal Oct. 14

On Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Regional Water Quality Control Board will make its final determination on the city’s proposed Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) that would utilize Wildest consideration as mitigation for an earlier sewage spill in Tecolote Creek that affected water quality in Mission Bay. We’d like you and all of our ReWild Mission Bay supporters to comment […]

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Equity Statement Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 27, 2020 Highlighting the historic disservice often done to Indigenous communities, and the frequent inequality in land use application in the establishment of public parks in San Diego, the ReWild Mission Bay Coalition has signed off on a new organizational equity statement intended to recognize the Indigenous history of northeast Mission Bay, and […]

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TODAY: Deadline for Public Comments in Support of SEP Proposal

Today is the deadline to submit your public comments in support of the city’s Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP), undertaken as mitigation for an earlier sewage spill in Tecolote Canyon that affected and contaminated a portion of Mission Bay. If approved, the SEP will, in all likelihood, enable consideration of our “Wildest” wetland restoration proposal at the same level of […]

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Is Now the Right Time to Allocate Money to Mission Bay Golf Course?

This piece originally appeared in Times of San Diego. By Chuck Dunning In golf, I’m what you call a “hacker,” in that I’m a golfer with a handicap north of 30. Despite this, I like to get out with friends to chase the ball around and share the grief, and we enjoy playing at Mission Bay Golf […]

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San Diego Democrats for Equality Votes to Join ReWild Coalition

Thank you to the membership of San Diego Democrats for Equality for voting unanimously in favor of joining the ReWild Mission Bay campaign and coalition, following our presentation to the club. A 100 percent approval to do so is an extraordinary result. Since 2014, ReWild Mission Bay has focused on working with the city to ensure the greatest […]

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As the World Terns: Help Us Keep California Least Tern Nesting Sites Safe

As the pandemic continues and physical distancing remains a necessity, fewer humans are visiting popular outdoor destinations, including our beaches. As a result, we’re reaching out to enforcement agencies about something they may have never experienced or expected to see on the job: endangered species in heavily-used public spaces. In Mission Bay, endangered California Least […]

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In the Midst of the Pandemic, Our Effort Continues

As we’ve learned over the last several weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has thoroughly altered our daily lives, and profoundly affected our normal course of business and advocacy. While we navigate this unusual moment in modern history and maintain physical distancing, we’re continuing our work from home as best we can. We’re still reaching out to elected […]

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A Busy, Consequential Year for ReWild Mission Bay

In no small measure, 2019 was a big year for the ReWild Mission Bay campaign. Over the last 12 months we’ve built some political acumen in spite of setbacks at City Hall, and we continue to add partners to one of the most impressive conservation coalitions in San Diego. In fact, during in the last six […]

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San Diego Labor, Faith, and Public Health Watchdog Organizations Join ReWild Coalition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 10, 2019 San Diego, Calif. – The San Diego Audubon Society, with significant input from the ReWild Mission Bay Coalition, is pleased to announce five new community organizations have either joined our coalition, or submitted letters of support in our effort to restore native wetlands in northeast Mission Bay over the past month, […]

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Restoring Wetland Habitat May Help Reverse “Staggering” Extinction Rate for Birds

With the state’s recent bout of wildfires in October, you may have missed a pair of landmark studies released to the public around that same time, detailing a calamitous decline in bird populations and the increased threat of extinction to hundreds of birds due to our warming climate. One of the reports is from the Cornell Lab […]