Environmental Center of San Diego
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A community working together to protect and enhance the natural environment throughout San Diego through Education, Advocacy and Direct Action
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We Have the Power to Impact Our Future, and We’re Doing Something About It
Our goal is to promote healthy natural systems in San Diego by inspiring a deeper understanding and appreciation of positive environmental change and advocacy while working to improve the quality of life and economic vitality of our community.
Educate
ECO San Diego’s education programs are focused on K-12 children. We help them connect, understand, appreciate, and love our local species.
Collaborate
ECO San Diego is a strong supporter of all the wonderful organizations in our region doing important work to make our community a better, healthy, more just place.
Environmental Leadership Summit
Environmental, community, labor, housing, justice, climate leaders meet to address local challenges, forge solutions, and commit to collaboration.
Volunteer
The most frequent question asked by volunteers is “what can I do?”
On October 2, 2024 the San Diego Marine Protected Area (MPA) Collaborative met to discuss ongoing petitions and updates about the Southern California MPAs.
Our Projects
The opportunity to directly experience our beautiful natural resources is an important part of being a San Diegan and a present or future steward of those resources. That is why the Environmental Center of San Diego is committed to supporting appropriate public environmental programs.
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News
Does California have private beaches?
Does California have private beaches? from Fox 5 San Diego, by: Matt Meyer, via Nexstar Media WireAre there any truly “private” beaches in California? “No,” comes the confident — and seemingly definitive — reply from Linda Locklin, a beach access guru with the...
How to Save Our Waters
Q & A with a Local Marine Biologist Turned Science Communicator Curious about the state of our waters, what’s at stake, and how in the world you can contribute to solving the most pressing problems? Local marine biologist, Ellen Spooner, pulls back the curtain on...
Support the Efforts of the ReWild Mission Bay Coalition And Let Your Voice Be Heard
San Diegans can get involved now and help guide the development of one of the region’s most iconic landscapes – Mission Bay. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) gives the public the opportunity to be part of the planning process for projects that can impact the environment.
Nurture Nature Network
Environmental Center of San Diego (ECO SD) invites you to join us as we plant native plants, house by house, neighborhood by neighbors, for the benefit of butterflies, birds, bees, people, and all beings!
How Urban Infill Can Help Make San Diego Eco-Friendly
When it comes to strengthening our communities, sometimes less is more. We often see communities expanding into broader areas, but is this “bigger and better” mentality really serving us? Sprawl development of this type usually means that residents need to travel...
Why The San Diego Green New Deal Alliance Is A Pretty Big Deal
We all live in the same environment, so it only makes sense that we work to protect it together. But how do you get people from all backgrounds and disciplines to strive for the same goal? This is the question that the San Diego Green New Deal Alliance looks to...
Generations
Projects and Presentations by future generations working towards a sustainable planet.
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Pictures from our local contributors.
Links to Organizations
- Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation, Carlsbad
- Anza-Borrego Foundation and Institute, Borrego Springs
- Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation, Carlsbad
- Buena Vista Audubon, Oceanside
- Cajon Valley Union School District, El Cajon
- California Bluebird Recovery Program, San Diego County
- California Center for Sustainable Energy, San Diego
- California Chaparral Institute
- California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Citizens’ Coordinate for Century 3, San Diego
- Climate Action Campaign
- Climate Science Alliance
- Coastwalk California Coastal Trail Association
- Conservation Biology Institute, Encinitas
- ECOLIFE Conservation
- Endangered Habitats League
- San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum
- The Escondido Creek Conservancy (TECC), Escondido
- Escondido Neighbors United
- Friends of Daley Ranch, Escondido
- Friends of Famosa Slough, San Diego
- Friends of Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve, San Diego
- Friends of Rose Canyon, San Diego
- Friends of Rose Creek
- Goodan Ranch and Sycamore Canyon Open Space
- Hammond Climate Solutions
- Hawk Watch, Ramona
- Hellhole Canyon Open Space Preserve
- I Love A Clean San Diego
- Lakeside’s River Park Conservancy, Lakeside
- National Wildlife Federation, San Diego
- Native American Lands Conservancy, La Mesa
- Palomar Audubon, Escondido
- Preserve Calavera
- Preserve Wild Santee, Santee
- San Diego Botanical Gardens
- San Diego Audubon Society
- San Diego Coastkeeper
- San Diego Canyonlands, San Diego County
- San Diego Earthworks, San Diego
- San Diego Habitat Conservancy, La Mesa
- San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego
- San Diego River Park Foundation, San Diego
- San Diego Chapter of the Sierra Club
- San Diego Tracking Team, San Diego
- San Diego Zoo, San Diego
- San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, Del Mar
- The Nature Collective
- San Pasqual Valley Preservation Alliance
- Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO), San Diego
- Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, Encinitas
- Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association (SWIA)
- Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, Southern California Coastal Counties
- The Chaparral Lands Conservancy
- The Nature Conservancy, San Diego
- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, Imperial Beach
- Torrey Pines Association
- U.S. Green Building Council San Diego Chapter, San Diego
- Utility Consumers’ Action Network, San Diego
- Volcan Mountain Preserve Foundation, Julian
- Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
- Wildcoast
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