Adam Kaye, San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy
• January 7, 2025
What does conservation look like for Jonathan Appelbaum? With a glance, the resource ecologist takes in conservation at the Arroyo Preserve in Rancho Santa Fe, where crews are removing invasive trees as part of a 12.5-acre restoration project.
Local and regional officials marked the completion of the $100 million San Marcos Creek Project, one of the city’s largest capital improvement programs, with a ribbon-cutting on Oct. 16.
Odd-smelling air and concerns over the impacts of a lithium ion battery storage fire in Escondido fueled speculation around North San Diego County, especially coastal communities, about causes and responsibility Friday, Sept. 6.
If you’re noticing an orange hue to the sun today into the weekend and smoke blended with the monsoon clouds, and perhaps a hint of a burned pine-like scent, the source is a wildfire just south of the U.S.-Mexico border, according to CalFire.
After two years of road closures and construction, the Citracado Parkway extension through the east end of Harmony Grove in Escondido was completed at the end of August.
Two North San Diego County water districts are filing suit against the city of San Diego over the state of the Lake Hodges dam, which the districts allege resulted in the loss of a local water supply.
Tri-City Medical Center and UC San Diego Health appear to have parted ways over a partnership that had been in the works for several months, according to a UC San Diego Health news release published Friday, July 26.
Two North San Diego County Boys & Girls Clubs are combining their resources in a merger announced Tuesday, July 9. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside and Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito will join to create the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego County.
Community service groups from Encinitas, Oceanside and Escondido are among 20 local nonprofits that received grants promoting equitable access outdoors from the San Diego Foundation, the organization recently announced.
