Save Rose Creek

CA Coastal Cleanup Day Site Capitan Needed for Rose Creek

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:54:00 +0000

In 2005, 2006, and 2007, the Friends of Rose Creek participate in California Coastal Cleanup Day.

This year, we are looking for a new Site Capitan(s) to do the organizing work and recruiting of volunteers as I do not have the time this year to do it.

The cleanup takes place on Saturday, September 20 from 9 Am until noon, visit
http://cleanupday.org/

Being a Site Capitan involves locating a cleanup site, attending a training hosted by I Love A Clean San Diego, recruiting volunteers, organizing the event and sending out press releases. I would be happy to share everything I have learned in doing this the last three years with anyone who wants to take it on this year.

If I don't hear back from anyone by 5 PM on Monday, I will let I Love A Clean San Diego know we won't be participating this year.

Native Plant Weeding & Water Saturday, July 12 @ 10 AM

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:50:00 +0000

The Nature School - Native Plant Garden Maintenance *

Join us for Native Plant Gardening on Saturday July 12 from 10 AM until noon.

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.

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.

Minors need to have their parents complete a liability waiver. We'll have copies at the event, or download and complete it in advance by completing the waiver.

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.

Native Plant Weeding & Water Saturday, June 14 @ 10 AM

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sat, 24 May 2008 04:09:00 +0000

The Nature School - Native Plant Garden Maintenance *

Join us for Native Plant Gardening on Saturday May 10 from
10 AM until noon.

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.

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.

Minors need to have their parents complete a liability waiver. We'll have copies at the event, or download and complete it in advance by completing the waiver.

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, June 11 @ 6:00 PM

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

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

~ We meet the Second Wednesday of every month ~

Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 11 @ 6 PM.

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

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

Agenda
* Tree watering while Karin is out of town
* Update on Watershed Assessment before City Council
* Update on getting trash cans along the lower portion of creek
* More topics TBA

Canyons Campaign Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:24:00 +0000

The Friends of Rose Creek is part of a community of groups working in local ecosystems, canyons and creeks called the Sierra Club Canyons Campaign. Check out their latest newsletter.

BioBlitz in Rose Canyon May 17 & 18

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:16:00 +0000

What is a BioBlitz?

Over a 24 hour period, experts will count as many species as they can in Rose Canyon: plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and spiders. Meanwhile, the public will have the chance to learn more about the plants and animals in our own backyard.

Co-sponsored by: Friends of Rose Canyon and Sierra Club Canyons Campaign and City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department.

Saturday May 17 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. -Bird Walk by San Diego Audubon Society

Sunday May 18 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Booths including the Friends of Rose Creek booth and a guided hike.

For the handy flier in PDF format, click here.

Monthly Meeting Wednesday, May 14 @ 6:00 PM

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:00:00 +0000

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

~ We meet the Second Wednesday of every month ~

Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 14 @ 6 PM.

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

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

Agenda

* April events wrap up
* Tree watering
* Rose Creek Watershed Alliance Update
* Rose Canyon Bio Blitz Table Sunday May 18
* Natalie Nava from Center on Policy Initiatives talks about the impacts of city outsourcing on creeks and parks
* Additional topics TBA

Native Plant Gardening May 10

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Watering Volunteers Needed

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:09:00 +0000

The Friends of Rose Creek has committed to a weekly watering schedule for the remainder of 2008. We need your help. Sign up here to take responsibility to water one or more weekends.

Creek to Bay Cleanup

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Join the Friends of Rose Creek on Saturday, April 26 as we clean up the creek.
9 AM until noon.

Free t-shirts to the first 40 volunteers who show up the day of the event!

We'll be cleaning up a stretch of Rose Creek just east of Interstate 5.
Meet in the dirt lot across the street from 5097 Santa Fe Street (Coventry Cars).

Please wear long sleeves, long pants and heavy shoes. This is a wild stretch of the creek with lots of plants that poke and prick. Some stretches have poison oak, so if you need to avoid that, please let us know.

We'll be raffling off some fun prizes. Sign up today by clicking here.
Select the site: "Pacific Beach - Rose Creek"

Ice Cream Social - plan on staying for a bit after the clean up to eat some ice cream and make a new friend or two. The Ice Cream Social happens from 11:45 AM to 12:15 PM.

Rose Creek Watershed Alliance @ SD Earth Fair

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Join the Rose Creek Watershed Alliance and member groups from Friends of Rose Canyon to the Friends of Rose Creek as we share information on the watershed with Earth Fair attendees. Volunteers need for two hour shifts between 9 AM and 5 PM. Please contact us if you'd like to particiate.

Rose Creek Chatter Spring 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:54:00 +0000

Do you know what a Snowy Egret looks like? Have you seen the new trees along the creek? It's all in the latest edition of the Rose Creek Chatter - our newsletter is now available in PDF format: ChatterApril2008.pdf

ENJOY!

Native Plant Gardening - April 12

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:00:00 +0000

The Nature School - Native Plant Garden Maintenance *

Join us for Native Plant Gardening on Saturday April 12 from
10 AM until noon.

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.

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.

Minors need to have their parents complete a liability waiver. We'll have copies at the event, or download and complete it in advance by completing the waiver.

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, April 9 @ 6:00 PM

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0000

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

~ We meet the Second Wednesday of every month ~

Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 9 @ 6 PM.

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

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

Agenda

* Preparing for Creek to Bay Cleanup
* Earth Fair
* More topics TBA

Monthly Meeting Wednesday, March 12 @ 6 PM

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Inviting all residents, business owners, recreational users and others who have an interest in Rose Creek.
~ We meet the Second Wednesday of every month ~

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 12 @ 6 PM.

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

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

Agenda

* Watering of new trees
* Preparing for Creek to Bay Cleanup
* Earth Fair
* More topics TBA

Native Plant Gardening - Saturday, March 8

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:00:00 +0000

The Nature School - Native Plant Garden Maintenance *

Join us for Native Plant Gardening on Saturday March 8 from
10 AM until noon.

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.

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.

Minors need to have their parents complete a liability waiver. We'll have copies at the event, or download and complete it in advance by completing the waiver.

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.

Clean PB Community Cleanup - March 1 @ 9 AM

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Meet at the parking lot of Washington Mutual Bank at the corner of Garnet Avenue and Misison Bay Drive. For more information, visit the PB Town Council web site and click on the link to PB Safe & Beautiful.

Grafitti Paintout Event - Saturday, February 23

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:00:00 +0000

PB Town Council hosting neighborhood grafitti paintout

The Pacific Beach Town Council Safe & Beautiful committee is inviting all of the Discover Pacific Beach Board members, members and their employees to this special cleanup event called the CLEAN PB Graffiti Day. This event will be on February 23rd from 9-1pm with Lunch and a live R&B band provided by the PB Presbyterian Church. Councilmember Faulconer will kick-off the event along with Graffiti Strike Force officers of the SDPD and others. TV cameras will be there at 9am for the launch. The goal is to knock out graffiti in PB in one fell swoop. Your business will be mixing with many people from around the community so this is a great time to get in a group and have some one-on-one time with neighbors.

Please RSVP to pbtowncouncil@sbcglobal.net at the earliest convenience.

Lower Rose Creek Dedicates New Trees, Promotes Vision Of Open Space Park

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:06:00 +0000

By Brian Taylor

A community effort amongst Friends of Rose Creek, the City of San Diego’s Department of Environmental Services, San Diego Urban Corps, Sempra Energy, and San Diego Earthworks brought eleven new trees to the west side of Rose Creek between Grand and Garnet avenues. A dedication was held February 7 to welcome the Coast Live Oak, Torrey Pines and Mexican Elderberry trees. Representatives from the various agencies, local business owners, residents, and community activists came to support the dedication.

Funding for the 24 inch box trees was provided by Sempra Energy, San Diego Earthworks and the Friends of Rose Creek. Coordinating with Lisa Wood and Darin Neufeld of the City’s Department of Environmental Services and San Diego Forester Drew Potocki, Karin Zirk of Friends of Rose Creek led the project. Zirk worked with Usha Little of the San Diego Urban Corps who provided a team of young adults that planted the trees, removed trashed and trimmed weeds.

The trees will take years to reach their full sizes and the Friends of Rose Creek will take responsibility for watering the young trees for the next three years with water donated by the Rose Creek Cottage.

Planting replacement trees for the aging Eucalyptus by the creek is a first step in Friends of Rose Creek’s strategy to revitalize the arboretum originally planted in the 1950’s by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

“These trees will serve as reminders that citizens, non-profits and government agencies can work together to create a more positive future,” Zirk said. "I'm thrilled that we were all able to support a grass roots effort to beautify our community."

The Friends of Rose Creek formed in 2004 to tackle the complex problems facing lower Rose Creek - the only section of the creek from Highway 52 to Mission Bay Park that is not managed by San Diego's Park and Recreation Department and the most degraded.

Friends of Rose Creek envision the area as an open space park providing
recreational and learning opportunities in a clean, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing environment for residents, visitors, businesses, and native plants and animals, while serving as an accessible link for bicyclists and pedestrians to move between Rose Canyon Park, Marian Bear Park, Mission Bay Park, and surrounding communities. The organization meets the second Wednesday of every month from 6 to 8PM at the Pacific Beach Recreation Center on Diamond Street.

Monthly Meeting February 13 @ 6 PM

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:00:00 +0000

Inviting all residents, business owners, recreational users and others who have an interest in Rose Creek.
~ We meet the Second Wednesday of every month ~

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 13 @ 6 PM.

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

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

Agenda

* Status of news trees
* Planting of natives wrap up
* Preparing for Creek to Bay Cleanup

* Proposed changes to Opportunities Assessment
* Rose Creek Watershed Alliance Updates
* Earth Fair
* More topics TBA

Mangrove Removal Work Party in the Northern Wildlife Preserve - Feb 9

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Saturday, Feb. 9^th 1-4pm

The San Diego Audubon Society and Aquatic Adventures invite you to help gather important scientific data on the Mangrove plants and remove this invasive species to restore this rare coastal salt marsh to benefit the endangered Light-Footed Clapper Rail and Belding's Savannah Sparrow. This is a great way to meet your fellow community members and contribute to the betterment of the Mission Bay environment. so we hope to see you there!

Remember to wear long pants, old clothes, and sturdy water-proof shoes. Water, snacks, gloves and tools will be provided.

As required by the San Diego City Parks Department, for volunteers 17 and under, a parent or guardian must sign a waiver for each child at the start of the event. Children 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

The project site can be accessed via Campland at 2211 Pacific Beach Dr. Parking is available at the end of Pacific Beach Drive just outside the main entrance. Proceed through the Campland entrance, take your 2^nd right on Great Blue Heron Run and follow signs to Riding Hood Wood Park on the left.

RSVP for this event at (619) 682-7210 or Dougherty@sandiegoaudubon.org

Native Plant Gardening - Saturday, February 9

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Joint us for planting day in February. We have San Diego Sagewort, Black Sage, and more. Be prepared to get muddy as we will be doing a lot of watering.

The Nature School - Native Plant Garden Maintenance *

Join us for Native Plant Gardening on Saturday February 9 from
10 AM until noon.

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.

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.

Minors need to have their parents complete a liability waiver. We'll have copies at the event, or download and complete it in advance by completing the waiver.

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.

Rose Creek Tree Planting - Thursday, February 7, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Urban Corp of San Diego and The Friends of Rose Creek will be planting Coast Live Oak and Torrey Pine trees along Rose Creek in Pacific Beach on Thursday, February 7. Join us for a dedication ceremony at noon on the west side of Rose Creek between Grand Avenue and Garnet Avenue.

Creek Lovers Unite to Save San Mateo Creek February 6

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:00:00 +0000

COASTAL COMMISSION SAYS NO TO TOLL ROAD.

A big thanks to all the people who came together to save our parks and open places. And a great big thanks to Surfrider who busted their asses on this and it paid off. Thanks for lunch!

San Mateo Creek, one of the last undammed streams in southern California, flows 22 miles from its headwaters in the Santa Ana Mountains to the Pacific Ocean just south of the city of San Clemente.

The San Onofre Toll Road threatens San Mateo Creek, San Onofre State Park and Trestles - Southern California's legendary surf break. Join Surfrider and a host of Southern Cali environmental groups at the Coastal Commission Hearing, February 6 @ 9 AM at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. For details click here.

Here's what Trouts Unlimitted has to say about San Mateo Creek:
Historically San Mateo Creek, in the 1940's and earlier had Steelhead runs of hundreds, and in some years thousands of fish. Since then, due to climatic change, drought, urbanization, and agricultural activity within the watershed, there has been a reduction in annual return to the point that Southern Steelhead, south of Malibu Creek, were determined to be extirpated or extinct. In 1999 a student at Saddleback College, going on a lead from his mom, that his dad used to catch Steelhead in San Mateo Creek, went fishing and caught a trout in the lower stream, near the Highway 5 freeway bridge. For more info on San Mateo Creek, click here.

Mangrove Removal Work Party in the Northern Wildlife Preserve

noreply@blogger.com (Friends of Rose Creek) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Saturday, Jan. 12^th 1-4pm

The San Diego Audubon Society and Aquatic Adventures invite you to help gather important scientific data on the Mangrove plants and remove this invasive species to restore this rare coastal salt marsh to benefit the endangered Light-Footed Clapper Rail and Belding Savannah Sparrow. This is a great way to meet your fellow community members and contribute to the betterment of the Mission Bay environment.

Remember to wear long pants, old clothes, and sturdy water-proof shoes. Water, snacks, gloves and tools will be provided.

As required by the San Diego City Parks Department, for volunteers 17 and under, a parent or guardian must sign a waiver for each child at the start of the event. Children 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

The project site can be accessed via Campland at 2211 Pacific Beach Dr. Parking is available at the end of Pacific Beach Drive just outside the main entrance. Proceed through the Campland entrance, take your 2^nd right on Great Blue Heron Run and follow signs to Riding Hood Wood Park on the left.

RSVP for this event at (619) 682-7210 or Dougherty@sandiegoaudubon.org