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The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, which usually closes for the season on Mother’s Day, will stay open an extra week this year for visitors to take in the view of millions of brightly colored orange, red, purple and pink giant Tecolote ranunculus blooming
Surfing helped nonprofit director connect to his Indigenous culture, build connection with community
Mario Ordonez-Calderon is executive director and co-founder of Un Mar de Colores (An Ocean of Colors), a nonprofit focused on fostering a generation of BIPOC surfers, watermen/women and stewards of the ocean through environmental education, mentorship and representation
They aim to advance the county’s goals of combating climate change and reducing waste
They came by horseback, by bike and on a morning walkabout with the dog to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Olivenhain’s newest trail, Trail 95.
Ernie Cowan’s Outdoors column
Author Bill McKibben offers an encouraging take on averting climate catastrophe, in a virtual talk with San Diego environmentalists
The nonprofit received the grant from San Diego-based philanthropic group Las Patronas to expand its efforts
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The Surfrider Foundation and partner agencies hosted post-Fourth of July “Morning After Mess” cleanups on July 5, with volunteers removing more than 1,645 pounds of trash from seven popular San Diego beaches.
Caltrans and SANDAG, with their community partner The Nature Collective, hosted a ribbon-cutting and community exploration day on June 4 celebrating the San Elijo Lagoon’s completed restoration and new trail connections.
Offering new ways for the community to learn about the environment
Sustainable farming practices can capture carbon in plants and soil, while marshes and wetlands can sequester carbon in tidal zones, planners say
Coastal Roots Farm is a nonprofit community farm with an admirable mission: “to nourish connections to ourselves, our neighbors, and the land.”
Fields manager Fred Clarke said 2021 was the floral attraction’s best year ever
The passion project of Encinitas resident Dave Dean has drawn rock-painters from all over the world
Project aims to improve the health of the lagoon and slow the natural erosion of the shoreline between Solana Beach and Encinitas
After nearly nine years as executive director of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, with accomplishments ranging from progress on Riverpath Del Mar to a campaign that helped preserve part of the lagoon boardwalk, Trish Boaz will retire at the end of the year.
A rare and unusual flower came into bloom at San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) on Oct. 31 —a perfect time for the aptly-named corpse flower to show its stuff.
During the last bloom cycle in 2018, the rare bloom — which smells like rotting meat — drew thousands of visitors
