Our Creative Get-Together
Of all the creative ways to get together this year, we bet you weren't imagining working with your neighbors on a project to remove invasive...
2020-12-10
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Busy Hands at Quarry Preserve
The Quarry Preserve, once heavily disturbed by granite mining operations, continues to improve in habitat value thanks to coordinated restoration efforts. The 11-acre site is...
2020-12-10
Exploring the Importance of Manmade Water Sources
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]San Diego County is characterized by many things — beautiful beaches, breweries, and a near-perfect climate — but abundance of natural water sources is...
2020-11-17
Revving Up Restoration
The number of preserved acres in our watershed continues to grow and we don’t anticipate this stopping anytime soon! With more land spread throughout the...
2020-08-24
Introducing The Keithley Preserve
If you live in the Elfin Forest area, you may have noticed some sign changes to the former Los Cielos Preserve. After much thoughtfulness and...
2020-08-24
Why Are Oak Trees Wearing Pink Ribbons?
by Rose Wilkinson & Lissa Schroeder If you’ve been hiking near Elfin Forest, you may have noticed our oak trees have some pink ribbon around them....
LeoMar Preserve
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We are pleased to announce that the Conservancy is currently in escrow to purchase 80 acres of wildlife-rich land adjacent to the Gaty reservoir above...
Our Conservation Team Gets Bigger
Like little acorns growing into mighty oaks, The Escondido Creek Conservancy is coming into its own with a growing land care team! This summer, we...
Restoration Horizons
One of the greatest threats to California’s unique native landscapes is infestation from non-native invasive plants, often referred to as weeds. These weeds, such as...
2020-05-20