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The Friends of Rose Creek
April 30, 2010

Native Plant Weed & Water Saturday, May 8, 2010 @ 10 AM

The Nature School - Native Plant Garden Maintenance *

Join us for Native Plant Gardening on May 8, 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.

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, May 5, 2010

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
* Storm Water Department Maintenance Project
* Monthly Garden Project
* Mid Coast Trolley
* Additional items TBA

Home Gardening and Wild Places

The plants growing in communities surrounding Rose Creek (and other wild places), large and small, have a direct impact on the Rose Creek eco-systems. We have volunteers out at the creek trying to remove the non-native invasive species to make room for native plants that support wild birds and other creatures. What you plant in your yard, has far greater impacts than you might imagine.

The impact goes far beyond Rose Creek. To gain a better understanding of how and why, what you plant at home, impacts Rose Creek and the local wild spaces in your community, check out this series of articles in the Los Angeles Times.

Basically, every plant in your garden can be broken down into three categories:

• Natives - plants that grew on that spot or in the immediate area 600 years ago.
• Non-Natives - plants that were not found in the area 600 years ago such as an orange tree or a rose bush.
• Invasive Non-Natives - a subset of non-natives, but ones that spread rapidly and take over the native plants - along Rose Creek that includes ice plant, pampas grass and many others.

When ever possible, landscape your garden with natives or non-invasive non-natives. This is where things get tricky. A plant that's deemed invasive along Rose Creek, may not be invasive in Northern California. For more information, check out the California Native Plant Society website. For a more detailed explanation of distinguishing the difference between a wildlife frienly non-native and invasive non-native (based the the ecosystems of the mid-atlantic United States), click here.

Earth Fair Sunday April 18 in Balboa Park

The Friends of Rose Creek are a member organization of San Diego Canyonlands whose mission is to promote, protect and restore the natural habitats in San Diego County canyons and creeks by fostering education and ongoing community involvement in stewardship and advocacy, and by collaborating with other organizations (like us!)

The Friends of Rose Creek will be helping out at the San Diegon Canyonlands booth on April 18th, so stop by and say hi. We'll have the latest issue of Rose Creek Chatter and other cool information. Remember, the best way to travel to Earth Fair is via foot, bicycle or public transit. The wonderful folks at the San Diego Bicycle Coalition will have VIP Bike Parking available so your wheels will be safe and sound while you're checking out the San Diegon Canyonlands booth.

Monthly Meeting Wednesday, April 7, 2010

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
* End of City of San Diego Environmental Services Project :(
* Storm Water Department Maintenance Project
* Earth Fair
* Mission Bay High School Project
* Monthly Garden Project
* Mid Coast Trolley
* Additional items TBA

Native Plant Weed & Water Saturday, April 10, 2010 @ 10 AM

The Nature School - Native Plant Garden Maintenance *

Join us for Native Plant Gardening on April 10, 2010 from 10 AM until noon - be prepared for lots of weeding. We made great progress last month, but as long as the rain keeps falling, the weeds keep coming.
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.

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.

SD City Beat Article on Sewage Spills in Rose Creek and Beyond

Dave Maass wrote a great article on sewage spills in San Diego and specifically in Rose Creek 2 weeks ago called "Fun with Numbers:The decrease in waste water spills in San Diego depends on how you look at the statistics."

It features the work of the students at Mission Bay High School.

If you missed the print version of the article, you can find it online at SD City Beat.