Native Plant Weed & Water Saturday, January 9, 2010 @ 10 AM

(Please note, there is no garden party in December. Thanks for all your help over the last few years)

The Nature School - Native Plant Garden Maintenance *

Join us for Native Plant Gardening and Tree Watering on January 9, 2010 from 10 AM until noon - be prepared for lots of weeding.
Meet behind the Rose Creek Cottage 2525 Garnet Ave in Pacific Beach. Park on Fogg Street just South of Garnet.

Join the Friends of Rose Creek on the Second Saturday of every month from 10 AM until Noon while we work on The Nature School’s native plant interpretive garden behind Rose Creek Cottage. Enjoy weeding, watering and planting native species and get involved with your creek and your community. We'll have snacks and beverages.

Easy one to two hours project - great for children of all ages. However, due to liability concerns, all minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during the event.

Perfect for community service credit hours. Please wear sunscreen, closed-toe shoes, and a hat. Volunteers should bring water and heavy-duty work or gardening gloves. More information Karin Zirk 858-405-7503 or kzirk@earthlink.net

* Part of the Rose Creek Wetlands & Salt Marsh Restoration and Nature Education Preserve project by The Nature Institute. New habitat restoration supported by The Nature Institute and the City of San Diego Environmental Services Dept.

Monthly Meeting Wednesday, December 2 @ 6 PM

Please join us in celebrating five years of trash pickups, bird walks, native plant gardening, water, tree planting and all around saving Rose Creek. You did it! Come celebrate our 5 year birthday.

Inviting all residents, business owners, recreational users and others who have an interest in Rose Creek.

~ We meet the First Wednesday of every month ~

Pacific Beach Recreation Center, 1405 Diamond Street (one block south of Ingraham @ Gresham/Diamond) Enter on Gresham St.

Agenda
* Five years of accomplishments (we will work up the list)
* Rose Creek Bikeway
* Additional items TBA


For more information, contact Karin 858-405-7503.

High Speed Rail in the News

"The Interstate 15 corridor between Mira Mesa and Qualcomm Stadium would be the preferred route for the southernmost leg of California’s proposed $40 billion high-speed train network, not a path that would take it through University City, a coalition of San Diego-area elected officials said Tuesday." Read the entire article @ SDNN.com

Read the press release from Councilmember Lightner's Office (with map of proposed routes).

Rose Creek Bikeway

For many years now, there has been a project to put a third bridge over Rose Creek connecting the west end of North Mission Bay Drive to the east end of Pacific Beach Drive in Pacific Beach. The bridge would be primarily for non-motorized traffic such as bikes, pedestrians, and other wheeled toys, but it would also be usable by emergency services personnel to insure ingress and egress to Pacific Beach during those crowded summer weekends when traffic is backed up on the other routes.

The project is moving forward due to funding from President's Obama's stimulus funds for "shovel ready" projects. According to the City of San Diego, plans are not yet finalized, but I do have a few PDF documents showing the plans as they currently exist.

Enjoy!

Documents received from the City of San Diego on November 4, 2009:

01-15 Civil.pdf
16 Landscape.pdf
17-22 Electrical.pdf
23-35 Bridge.pdf
Bridge Details