The county Board of Supervisors Wednesday unanimously approved an improvement project for the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park that includes adding seven acres of native vegetation. The proposed project will also include the removal of four dilapidated structures.
Every day, more than 300,000 cars and trucks thunder across the wide concrete bridge which carries Interstate 15 over Lake Hodges south of Escondido. Perhaps just a handful of these daily commuters or big rig drivers are fully aware of what lies below. Under this bridge, an aluminum boat and fisherman could be bobbing among […]
Representatives of the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) and the Colorado Board of California testified on Tuesday at an informational hearing about how Southern California is preparing for climate impacts to water supplies and the river’s status. IID Board Vice President and California’s Colorado River Commissioner JB Hamby and IID Water Department Manager Tina Shields testified […]
The state’s first notable wildfire of the year broke out a week ago in the San Bernardino National Forest, signaling the start of the fire season and creating an odd juxtaposition. At about the same time, some 300 miles to the north, Yosemite National Park announced it was temporarily closing because of the threat from […]
San Diego County Supervisors OK Tijuana River Park Project Near Nestor
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Times of San Diegoby Elizabeth IrelandThe county Board of Supervisors Wednesday unanimously approved an improvement project for the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park that includes adding seven acres of native vegetation. The proposed project will also include the removal of four dilapidated structures.
Trolls Under the Bridge: Century Old Dam Faces Bleak Future
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Escondido Times-Advocateby Jeffrey EppEvery day, more than 300,000 cars and trucks thunder across the wide concrete bridge which carries Interstate 15 over Lake Hodges south of Escondido. Perhaps just a handful of these daily commuters or big rig drivers are fully aware of what lies below. Under this bridge, an aluminum boat and fisherman could be bobbing among […]
IID Testifies on Colorado River Status and Impacts to State Assembly
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /KYMAby Faith RodriguezRepresentatives of the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) and the Colorado Board of California testified on Tuesday at an informational hearing about how Southern California is preparing for climate impacts to water supplies and the river’s status. IID Board Vice President and California’s Colorado River Commissioner JB Hamby and IID Water Department Manager Tina Shields testified […]
Opinion: When Flooding Season Runs Into Fire Season
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael SmolensThe state’s first notable wildfire of the year broke out a week ago in the San Bernardino National Forest, signaling the start of the fire season and creating an odd juxtaposition. At about the same time, some 300 miles to the north, Yosemite National Park announced it was temporarily closing because of the threat from […]