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Request for Proposals

San Diego Audubon is releasing a request for proposal for a targeted review of the City of San Diego’s forthcoming De Anza land use draft environmental impact report. You can download the RFP here, which includes some background information, a description of what we’re looking for, a list of how the proposals will be assessed, […]

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Blue Carbon Research from Scripps

Check out this new story from Scripps Institution of Oceanography on collecting sediment core samples from wetlands and mangrove ecosystems, to learn more about carbon storage. The ReWild area of Mission Bay is part of the cutting edge research needed to understand and foster carbon sequestration. Tidal wetlands are one of the most efficient habitats […]

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ReWild Rally Makes the News

Thank you to our ReWild Coalition and all of our supporters who came out to Tuesday’s ReWild Rally at City Hall, and who joined us to tell the City to fund wetland restoration in the Mission Bay area! After the rally, we had many supporters attend the City Council meeting, with 8 people making public […]

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ReWild Rally: Fund the ReWild Wetland Restoration

Next Tuesday, September 20th at 9:00 am, meet us at Civic Center Plaza outside City Hall to tell the City to fund wetland restoration in the ReWild area! We’ll be delivering a letter from our 70+ Coalition members to the City Council saying that now is the time to fund the next steps for wetland […]

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ReWild In The News

KPBS discussed the future of De Anza Point this week, in another article on Campland’s permit to clean up and remove the dilapidated mobile homes from the area. They featured ReWild and the City’s 700 acre wetland restoration commitment. Check out the article here!

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KPBS Interview Helps Outline the Coalition’s Goals and the Need for Restoration in Our Mission Bay Park

Check out this KPBS interview that aired this week on the removal of dilapidated mobile homes from De Anza Point, and the much needed marshland restoration to follow. The interview helps to outline our ReWild Coalition’s goals for a greater audience, and highlights our need for restoration in Mission Bay!

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Now Get To Work, Campland

When the City postponed tidal wetland habitat restoration in the summer of 2019 and allowed the existing development to continue in the northeast corner of Mission Bay, deferring but not defeating ReWild, the Campland organization estimated 24 months to complete all the proposed De Anza changes in their 4-year lease. Now, nearly 3 years later, […]

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ReWild Updates: Welcome to our Newest Coalition Member!

Support for ReWild continues to grow! This month, the League of Women Voters of San Diego joined the ReWild coalition, bringing the Coalition to a total of 66 member groups. The League of Women Voters have been supporting informed and active participation in governmental affairs and policy change in San Diego since 1936. We’re excited […]

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Campaign Strategy Training

On Tuesday, June 28th, members of the ReWild Coalition will be joining our Audubon Advocates for a training session with Pat Libby, a consultant specializing in helping non-profits and philanthropies carry out advocacy campaigns. Pat Libby has recently authored The Empowered Citizens Guide: 10 Steps to Passing a Law that Matters to You, and assisted San Diego Audubon […]

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City of San Diego Passes Proclamation Declaring Native Plant Week

Thank you to Councilmember Vivian Moreno, Councilmember Joe LaCava, and Mayor Todd Gloria for passing a Proclamation Declaring Native Plant Week in the city of San Diego! Native plants are good for birds and people. And, as the City themselves said, native plants help protect our water quality and increase “the resilience of our coastal […]