Welcome to San Diego Canyonlands
San Diego Canyonlands' mission is to promote, protect and restore the natural habitats in San Diego County's canyons and creeks by fostering education and ongoing community involvement in stewardship and advocacy, and by collaborating with other organizations.
News and Acccomplishments
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City Sponsorship of Dedication Approved! City Sponsorship of Parkland Dedication Legislation Approved! 01.24.12 Thank you for your letter in support of parkland/open space dedication sent to Mayor Sanders and San Diego City Council. Your... Read more |
SDCL Seeking GIS Mapping Technician! JOB ANNOUNCEMENT GIS Mapping Technician (Part-Time, $10-12/hr) San Diego Canyonlands (SDCL) is a local, non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to promote, protect and restore the... Read more |
SDCL Stewardship-Building In the News SDCL Stewardship-Building In the News! Speak City Heights recently reported on SDCL's growing efforts to build sustainable community stewardship of City Heights' Swan Canyon and 47th Street Canyon. ... Read more |
Sneak Peek 3-D Park Tour Ready! A Sneak Peek 3-D Tour of Lands proposed as Dedicated Parkland is ready to watch. WATCH IT NOW!! Read more |
Union-Tribune Reports on Park Dedication 6.13.11 The San Diego Union-Tribune reports (Tuesday 6/14/11) on SDCL's campaign to dedicate ~10,000 acres of City-owned open space as dedicated parkland and to name these areas collectively as the ... Read more |
New Programs Manager Hired 6.9.11 SDCL has hired Will Anderson, a San Diego State University Geography graduate, as Programs Manager. Will brings a diverse background in law, education, Geography, and watershed conservation... Read more |
SD Foundation Awards $42,000 Grant 6.9.11 San Diego Canyonlands is pleased to announce an award of $42,000 from The San Diego Foundation to continue efforts to dedicate approximately 10,000 acres of City-owned open space as parkland a... Read more |
Manzanita Canyon Action Plan Released To facilitate the development of a Canyon Enhancement Planning Guide, SDCL chose Manzanita Canyon as a pilot project. With funding from The San Diego Foundation we held a series of five stakeholder me... Read more |
Chollas Creek Watershed Tour A Google Earth tour of San Diego's Chollas Creek watershed, by Will Anderson. Read more |
Nature Education & Stewardship Program Left to right, Mark Matson a volunteer landscaping consultant, Executive Director of JRYMCA Michael Brunker, and Eric Bowlby Executive Director of San Diego Canyonlands survey Chollas Creek on the YMC... Read more |
Spotlight on Rudy Vargas-Lima By Eric Bowlby "Rudy followed through with his commitment to establish a sustainable connection for the Eco-Club and the City Heights canyons." -Eric Bowlby I met Rudy when he was a junior in High ... Read more |
Kehoe's Brake Pad Bill SignedLast month the governor signed into law Senator Christine Kehoe’s bill to remove copper from vehicle brake pads sold and installed in California after 2025. The brake pad law, SB 346, will help restor... Read more |
Special Events and Alerts
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"Give BIG" Raises Almost $14,000! 12.16.11 Thank you so much to all who participated in the recent San Diego Foundation's "Give BIG" campaign to support our work to promote, protect and restore San Diego's Canyons! We raised almost ... Read more |
June 16 Report to Park & Rec Board 6.9.11 San Diego Canyonlands (SDCL) will make a presentation to San Diego's Park and Recreation Board on June 16, about its ongoing efforts to convert ~10,000 acres of City open space to "dedicated"... Read more |
Canyon Enhancement PlanningSan Diego Canyonlands is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of San Diego's unique canyons. It has established a Canyon Enhancement Planning (CEP) Committee to create a guide for community ... Read more |
Children and Nature Collaborative Launch Spurred by Richard Louv’s Children and Nature movement, SDCL has helped create a new collaborative to “inspire communities to nurture, empower, and engage youth in cultivating their relationship wit... Read more |
Collaborations-R-UsAn important, on-going collaboration is with I Love a Clean San Diego (ILCSD). SDCL is coordinating increased participation of our canyon groups with the ILACSD county-wide “Creek to Bay” and “Califo... Read more |
Canyons Need Your Continued Support! Due to your support, thousands of adult volunteers and youth are learning about and taking care of our wonderful canyons. Since our campaign began 10 years ago we have established over 45 new frien... Read more |
Upcoming Events
January 28, 2012 8:30am -
12:00pm
Mission Trails Hike
Playa Catalina Trailhead (near 6200 Corte Playa Catalina)
January 28, 2012 9:00am -
12:00pm
Chollas Creek
4605 Chollas Parkway, San Diego, California
January 28, 2012 9:30am -
11:30am
Manzanita Canyon Tour
2596 Violet St. San Diego, CA 92105
January 28, 2012 1:30pm -
4:30pm
Navajo Canyon (Del Cerro)
6800 Easton Ct, San Diego CA
February 4, 2012 9:00am -
1:00pm
Watershed Avengers Event at Swan Canyon
Olive and Highland. 92105
February 4, 2012 9:00am -
12:00pm
Shawn Canyon (Serra Mesa)
9200 Shawn Ave., San Diego, Ca
February 4, 2012 1:30pm -
3:30pm
University Heights Point
1100 Golden Gate Dr., San Diego, California
February 8, 2012 7:00pm -
8:00pm
Normal Heights Canyons Meeting
Cafe Cabaret - 3739 Adams Ave
February 11, 2012 8:00am -
11:00am
Tierrasanta Canyons
check with site contact
February 11, 2012 9:00am -
12:00pm
Florida Canyon
2221 Morley Field Drive; San Diego 92104
