Celebrate Earth Day by taking part in a Bay Area citizen science project
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Look for animals and plants at the beach or at a park or just in your backyard and then photograph and upload your observations as part of a global “bio-blitz” called City Nature Challenge April 30 to May 3.Courtesy Maritime AquariumShow MoreShow Less
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Volunteers for Hawkwatch identify raptors, like this red-tailed hawk (center).Sophia Germer / The Chronicle 2015Show MoreShow Less
Taking part in a citizen science project is a way to celebrate Earth Day while learning something new about the local environment. It has the added bonus of helping to alleviate feelings of anxiety about climate change and it’s a good pandemic-era project for families doing distance learning or anyone spending more time outdoors.
Updated on April 21, 2021 at 11:06 am
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A boat fire in Point Loma on Tuesday led to a diesel spill in the San Diego Bay, according to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s (CDFW) Office of Spill Prevention and Response.
The blaze was reported at about 2:30 a.m. when firefighters were notified of a burning boat at the Southwestern Yacht Club. At the scene, personnel were met with a “well-involved” interior fire on a 48-foot cabin cruiser docked at the yacht club, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
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San Diego Ambrosia, a perennial herb in the sunflower family
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors postponed a vote that would approve building a warehouse distribution center at Gillespie Field - which Amazon is expected to lease - in order to review the environmental studies.
But environmental advocates say the city of El Cajon has already relocated 23,000 federally endangered San Diego Ambrosia plants from the county-owned land. There s a problem here that we need to get to the bottom of, Frank Landis, Conservation Chair of the California Native Plant Society, told supervisors at the March 3rd meeting. [The Amazon warehouse land] is a non-aviation private land lease on county-owned property associated with Gillespie Field Airport.
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About 50 advocates of wildlife preservation gathered Friday morning near the Ramona Grasslands Preserve to celebrate the planned release of 24 Western burrowing owls that were mostly bred in captivity at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
The owls, which were brought to the 210 acres of open space near Highland Valley and Rangeland roads in mid-February, are being kept in enclosures. They are tentatively scheduled for release March 17 in the hopes they will settle in the area and ultimately breed with wild owls.
A genetically diverse population of burrowing owls is better able to adapt to change and more resistant to disease, said Kathleen Pollett, senior conservation habitat manager for San Diego Habitat Conservancy.
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