San Diego River Park Foundation
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The San Diego River Park Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation that aims to create a continuous green-belt (park) along the 52 mile long San Diego River
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by creating the San Diego River Park. “The vision of the San Diego River Park is a greenbelt from the mountains to the ocean along the 52 mile long San Diego River. This greenbelt is really a trail system and a clean and healthy river system which connects a diversity of parks, open spaces, public places and community facilities spread out along the length of the River.”.
. The foundation has brought people together throughout all of San Diego County with different volunteer opportunities and events.
In October 2006, the San Diego River Park Foundation was the Watershed Highlight of the Month. The California Watershed Network acknowledged the San Diego River Park Foundation for their five years of restoration projects throughout the San Diego River community.
As well as many others.
and the Trust for Public Land.
San Diego River
The San Diego River is a river in San Diego County, California. It originates in the Cuyamaca Mountains northwest of the town of Julian, then flows to the southwest until it reaches the El Capitan Reservoir, the largest reservoir in the river's watershed at . Below El Capitan Dam, the river runs...
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Mission statement
The mission of the San Diego River Park Foundation is to improve the lives of everyone and everything involved with the San Diego RiverSan Diego River
The San Diego River is a river in San Diego County, California. It originates in the Cuyamaca Mountains northwest of the town of Julian, then flows to the southwest until it reaches the El Capitan Reservoir, the largest reservoir in the river's watershed at . Below El Capitan Dam, the river runs...
by creating the San Diego River Park. “The vision of the San Diego River Park is a greenbelt from the mountains to the ocean along the 52 mile long San Diego River. This greenbelt is really a trail system and a clean and healthy river system which connects a diversity of parks, open spaces, public places and community facilities spread out along the length of the River.”.
About
The San Diego River Park Foundation was founded in 2001 and is dedicated to conserving the water, wildlife, recreation, culture and community involved with the San Diego RiverSan Diego River
The San Diego River is a river in San Diego County, California. It originates in the Cuyamaca Mountains northwest of the town of Julian, then flows to the southwest until it reaches the El Capitan Reservoir, the largest reservoir in the river's watershed at . Below El Capitan Dam, the river runs...
. The foundation has brought people together throughout all of San Diego County with different volunteer opportunities and events.
In October 2006, the San Diego River Park Foundation was the Watershed Highlight of the Month. The California Watershed Network acknowledged the San Diego River Park Foundation for their five years of restoration projects throughout the San Diego River community.
River Coalition
The San Diego River Foundation is an organization involved with the San Diego River Coalition. The River Coalition is a group of organization that aim to "preserve and enhance the San Diego River, its watershed, and its natural, cultural and recreational resources." There are seventy-eight other organizations involved in the Coalition including:- Surfrider Foundation
- Sierra ClubSierra ClubThe Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. It was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by the conservationist and preservationist John Muir, who became its first president...
- Trust for Public Land
- California Native Plant SocietyCalifornia Native Plant SocietyThe California Native Plant Society is a California not-for-profit organization that seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve that flora. Its "paramount purpose is to preserve wild plants".-History:...
- National Audubon SocietyNational Audubon SocietyThe National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation. Incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world and uses science, education and grassroots advocacy to advance its conservation mission...
- I Love a Clean San Diego
- San Diego Archaeological Center
- The Nature ConservancyThe Nature ConservancyThe Nature Conservancy is a US charitable environmental organization that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive....
As well as many others.
Volunteer Programs
- Clean and Green Team
- Community Enhancement
- River Watch
- River Ambassadors
Site-Specific Projects
- Eagle Peak Preserve Management
- Friends of Santee's River Park
- Mission Valley Preserve
- Friends of Dog Beach
- Friends of Famosa Slough
- Friends of Point Loma Native Plant Garden
River Park Creation
- San Diego River Park Conceptual Plan
- Coalition Work Plan
- Discovery Center
- San Diego River Garden
River Health and Protection
- Top of the River Protection
- Watershed Management Plan
- Watershed Website
River Spirit
- San Diego River Days
- One River with Many Stories
Organizations Working with the SDRPF
The San Diego River Park Foundation works with many other organizations, including those in the San Diego River Coalition. The San Diego River Park Foudation also works with local chapters of the Surfrider Foundation, the Sierra ClubSierra Club
The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. It was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by the conservationist and preservationist John Muir, who became its first president...
and the Trust for Public Land.