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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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Environmental Leadership Summit Tickets Now Available
9th Annual Event will be held September 27, 2025
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. Please email bridgetdarrah@sandiegoeco.org for more information or to reserve a student ticket.
The Summit will be an all-day conference for leaders of environmental organizations and those wanting to participate in environmental issues in the San Diego Region.
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Marina Village Conference Center, Captain’s Room
8:30 – 9:00 am Registration
9 am – 3 pm Summit Event
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kate Huckelbridge
Executive Director, California Coastal Commission
This year’s Summit will focus on “Environmental Leadership in the Age of Uncertainty”. It will include a series of panel discussions on confronting fire in a changing world and our creeks, lagoons, and coast in a changing climate. Followed by a group discussion on cross-sector collaboration, funding, and threats to the non-profit status.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Environmental organizations get a very low rate. Sponsors will be featured in the printed program. Email contactecosd@gmail.com for more information about sponsorship opportunities.
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
Rewilding: What is it & How Does it Work?
Written by Connor Yanz Optimism may feel difficult for today's environmentalist. Amidst the constant news of a warming climate and loss of biodiversity, anyone concerned about our environment can feel like they’re fighting a losing battle. Everywhere we look, hope...
San Diego Green New Deal Alliance
The San Diego Green New Deal Alliance is a coalition of community, business, environmental, faith, labor, and social justice organizations committed to a San Diego region that achieves zero carbon by 2035
Report: Sprawl in Fire-prone Areas Endangers Californians, Increases Damages, Fire-suppression Costs
From the Center for Biological Diversity: Report: Sprawl in Fire-prone Areas Endangers Californians, Increases Damages, Fire-suppression Costs. ‘Built to Burn’ Calls for State Law to Limit Construction in High Fire-risk Wildlands
Unanimous Vote by Regional Water Quality Control Board in Support of SEP Proposal
Following two hours of supportive public testimony, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board voted unanimously 6-0 in favor of a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP)
Princess Street Trail Planning Complete
The Environmental Center of San Diego has completed the planning phase of the Princess Street Coastal Access Trail project in La Jolla. ECOSD presented the preliminary trail design to the California Coastal Commission on Aug. 13.
UC School System to Ditch Single Use Plastics
Under a new policy announced today (Aug. 24) all 10 campuses will phase out single-use plastic bags in retail and dining locations and then eliminate single-use plastic food service items and plastic bottles. The move is part of a bold new commitment to help UC achieve its zero waste goals.
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 Bird Alliance
- 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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