This was the official Redwood Summer recruitment video which Andy Caffrey collaborated on with Mary Liz Thomson and Tim Modok Pearson, two Video Guys Mike Roselle introduced to Caffrey. I never saw this video in 1990, but found my way to Redwood Summer none-the-less.
In the Race to Save the Planet, Are We Killing Her Instead? by Karin Zirk
2020 marks thirty years since Redwood Summer, a series of direct actions to protect the Redwood trees of Northern California, the creatures that lived in the habitat, and and the people that make their living on the north coast and in the Sierra Nevadas. I participated in a few of Read more
Join bird lovers, ocean water enthusiasts, climate change activists, scientists, and many more as we celebrate the salt marshes at the northern end of San Diego’s Mission Bay Park. Join the Friends of Rose Creek as we lead Bird Watching Bingo groups along the Rose Creek Salt Marsh for fun Read more
Richard Louv is a former San Diegan best known for his identification of Nature Deficit Disorder in children and I would add in adults. As Louv writes, The future will belong to the nature-smart—those individuals, families, businesses, and political leaders who develop a deeper understanding of the transformative power of Read more
Also known as glasswort or Salicornia pacifica, this amazing plant grows in salt marshes of California and elsewhere. It can survive being submerged by salt water, being exposed, or being submerged by fresh water. The lower portion of Rose Creek near my home is a salt marsh. Enjoy these photos Read more
Leading up to a City Council hearing on August 1st to dedicate Rose Creek a a park, many media outlets covered the issue. I was heart broken that San Diego City Council, despite multiple opportunities, declined to include park dedication for Rose Creek as part of the Balboa Avenue Station Read more
In my spare time, I’m the executive director for the Friends of Rose Creek, a community group in San Diego focused on protecting, restoring, and enhancing lower Rose Creek. Currently, we are advocating for the City of San Diego to dedicate as a park, the portion of Rose Creek downstream Read more
San Diego Audubon has undertaken a feasibility study to look at restoring wetlands at the mouth of Rose Creek in Mission Bay and reconnecting Rose Creek to the Kendall-Frost Marsh. The Friends of Rose Creek, a community group located in Pacific Beach and Clairemont, support Audubon’s ReWild Mission Bay scientifically Read more
Every year, the Friends of Rose Creek partners with I Love A Clean San Diego to get trash out of the creek. We’ve been doing this for fifteen years now and have averaged four tons of trash per year. Now some years it was more and some it was less. Read more