Conservancy to Host Benefit for Local Wildlife
You are invited to support local wildlife at The Escondido Creek Conservancy’s benefit, “Corridors”. The event will be held on the George Sardina, MD Preserve...
2020-02-19
Author: Salem Mackintosh
Why Are We Cutting Down Trees?
Timbeeerrrr!!! After acquiring the George Sardina, MD Preserve last fall, trees are coming down. So why is a Conservation organization cutting down trees? We should...
2020-02-19
A Successful Night Under The Stars
Last month, we opened the gates to Mountain Meadow Preserve (MMP) for our first-ever Stargazing Fundraiser event. MMP is owned by the Conservancy and San...
2020-02-19
Unusual Bird Sighting At Reidy Creek
Although we’re called “The Escondido Creek Conservancy,” our conservation focus is the entire Escondido Creek watershed, which contains additional tributaries (drainages), including Reidy Creek. Escondido...
2020-02-19
Watershed Hero Awards
Donors of the Year Gail and Frank Twohy are the pioneers of our sustaining donorship. The two became donors in 2007 and in 2013 Gail’s handwritten...
2020-01-16
Leave Urban Sprawl to Voter Approval
Measure A will help efforts to permanently protect wildlife corridors in North San Diego County by allowing the public to weigh in on developments inconsistent...
From Weeds to Carbon Storage
[caption id="attachment_8291" align="alignleft" width="500"] High Tech Middle 8th Graders digging holes and preparing soil for planting.[/caption] With San Diego County Parks and Recreation and the U.S....
Patagonia Awards $8,000 to Growing The Future
The Escondido Creek Conservancy (Conservancy) was awarded $8,000 from Patagonia to help with the restoration of the 693-acre Mountain Meadow Preserve (Preserve). The Preserve was...
Captivators Raptors
When we began our Save 1000 Acres campaign in 2015, the barn owl quickly became our mascot to protect open spaces. As the campaign came...