What we’re about
Our vision is for lower Rose Creek to be an open space park providing recreational and learning opportunities and a clean, healthy, aesthetically pleasing environment for residents, visitors, businesses, and native plants and animals, while serving as an accessible link for bicyclists and pedestrians to move between Rose Canyon Park, Marian Bear Park, Mission Bay Park, and surrounding communities. We invite everyone to help us make the dream a reality by habitat restoration, community cleanups, and nature walks. For more information, visit our website.
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Coastal Cleanup Day @ Rose CreekMission Bay High School, San Diego, CA
We Clean Trails, The Friends of Rose Creek and I Love A Clean San Diego will be hosting a cleanup along Rose Creek in Pacific Beach.
Register here or just show up the day of.
Reduce waste at this year’s cleanup by bringing along your own wagons and buckets, work gloves, and reusable water bottle. We would love to be as close to “zero waste” as we can this year and you can help!
Please bring wagons to help transport trash from where you find it back to the dumpster. Wear closed toed shoes, long pants and long sleeves. Bring your reusable water bottle. Drinking water and healthy snacks will be provided. Did we mention, please bring wagons!Learn how you can protect Rose Creek, Mission Bay, and the Pacific Ocean by reading 10 Easy Things You Can Do To Protect Your Precious Waterways.
Meet at Mission Bay High School, located at 2475 Grand Avenue, San Diego, CA 92109. Wear closed toe shoes, long pants and long sleeves. A hat is a great idea.
Register online today! Or just show up the day of the event and we will register you on the spot. All participants under 18 will need to have a parent or guardian sign. If you are under 18, either bring a parent or guardian with you to sign the waiver, or download it ahead of time and bring it when you come.
- Guided Bird Walk @ Rose Creek (FREE)Mike Gotch Bridge, San Diego , CA
Join us for a collaboration between the San Diego Bird Alliance and the Friends of Rose Creek this month.
Stay for as long or as short as you wish. We usually have the best bird sightings around sunset!
The shorebirds are back! Low tide will be at 3:08 PM PDT and is a 1.08 ft tide. We should be able to spot some of them hard at work off the Mike Gotch Bridge.
Nick & Kelcy will be our guides this month.
Stay for as long or as short as you wish. We usually have the best bird sightings around sunset!
Sunset is at 6:47 PM
ROSE CREEK is a birding hot spot in the north east corner of Mission Bay. Check out the latest sightings on eBird. A treasure in Pacific Beach, the creek and salt marsh is popular with Bikers on the East side, a quiet, shaded walking path on the West side.
Meet at the east end of the Mike Gotch Bridge. Parking is legal on either side of approximately 2620 N Mission Bay Drive in the northeast corner of Mission Bay.
If you can can, download Kyle’s bird list ahead of time and see how many birds on the list you spot.
Bring binoculars if you have them, good walking shoes and check the weather before you come. Our guide will have a scope to help us see the birds closeup and personal. We will have a few extra pairs of binoculars for attendees, but supplies are limited.
*** Rain cancels.***
Calling Citizen Scientists! If you have a smart phone and want to contribute to data collection, join iNaturalist and start documenting nature along Rose Creek during the guided walk. Learn more here.
Or take photos and upload to Instagram and tag us @RoseCreekSD or @sandiegobirdalliance.
- Environmental Leadership SummitMarina Village, Mission Bay, San Diego, CA
Did you know, Rose Creek will be featured on one of the panels?
Join us for a water panel featuring Rose Creek and our very own Executive Director, Dr. Karin Zirk, on a panel with other leaders from around the county include the San Diego Bird Alliance and San Diego Coastkeeper to name just a few.
You can purchase your ticket HERE. The fee is an incredibly low $35.00 per person and includes lunch. Students are free with a valid student ID. Visit Environmental Leadership Summit for details.
RSVP'ing on Meetup will not guarantee you admission to the summit. Please visit Environmental Leadership Summit.
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