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April TRNERR April Newsletter

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve April 2025 eNewsletter Inside This Issue: Demonstration Garden in Bloom Border Field State Park: April 17th Public Meeting Día de Los Niños iNaturalist Spotlight of the Month One Year Later: Demonstration Garden is Bursting with Color! BEFORE… One year later, the Amphitheater Demonstration Garden is now in full bloom! When Read More

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EPA Reverses Course on Tijuana River Sewage Crisis

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reversing its decision on the Tijuana River sewage crisis, promising stronger action at the highest level. Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge is located next to the ocean in Imperial Beach. It connects to the Tijuana River. This area and the beaches up to Coronado are closed because of the Read More

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Imperial Beach mayor’s EPA superfund request for Tijuana sewage crisis denied

Courtesy 10 News The Mayor of Imperial Beach was not pleased with the response she got from the EPA. “So, March 14, I received this later from acting [EPA] regional administrator Cheree Peterson,” Mayor Paloma Aguirre said. Her letter to new EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin had requested a reconsideration of a Superfund designation for the Read More

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Birds at Sunset Video

Thanks to The Birding Voyage (@TheBirdingVoyage) for permission to use video of their bird watching events at locations on the San Diego Wildlife Refuge Complex. This video was shown at our event on October 19th at the Tijuana Estuary Visitor’s Center.

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“Un Viaje Por Los Humedales” / “Journey Through the Wetlands” – Latino Conservation Week!

Free event for the public! Join us for a celebration of the Latino community and their contributions to conservation. We will have kayaking, live animals, mariachi, art, food and many other family-friendly activities to celebrate the value and beauty of the coastal wetlands and the nature that connects us all. This year SDAS is celebrating Read More

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LCW- Pintura, Plantitas y Charla September 15th!

Connect with nature through painting, a native plant walk, and an opportunity to add observations on iNaturalist during this free, bilingual (English/Spanish) family event “Pintura, Plantitas, y Charla” happening at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, September 15 from 8 am to 10 am. Special guest, Dr. Mariana Delgado Fernandez from Expediciones Botanicas will Read More

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Let’s celebrate California Biodiversity Day together On September 7th!

The San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego Audubon Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and naturalist Hector Valtierra will be leading a bilingual (Spanish and English) in-person bioblitz event on Saturday, September 7 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am to record the biodiversity found at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge. The challenge is to Read More

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State Parks Newsletter June 2024

As part of our 5-year birthday celebration, we are bringing back our monthly newsletter! We’ve missed sharing regular updates and news with you – our incredible community of park supporters – and we’re excited to kick off summer with our June edition. Read on to learn about the grand opening of California’s newest state park Read More