San Diego Natural History Museum Canyoneers
Cara Furio and Bill Howell from the San Diego Natural History Museum Canyoneers stop by Treehuggers International to talk about the Canyoneers’ mission and history, and the Canyoneers’ ties to their original stomping grounds in San Diego’s Florida Canyon. Tommy also geeks out on oak trees as Cara discusses handling rattlesnakes and other critters.
Wildcoast and the Tijuana River
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Treehuggers International’s conversation with Ben McCue from Wildcoast is available at the Show Archive page. Listen in as Tommy and Ben discuss the problem of pollution and sewage in the Tijuana River Estuary, strides being made on both sides of the U.S. / Mexico border to clean up the Tijuana River, and the new Monte de Los Olivos sewage treatment plant in Tijuana. Also discussed is the suspension of the San Diego County Ocean Water Quality Program, which monitors the water quality at area beaches, and the recent Playas Limpias Mexico Parks and Beaches Clean-Up Day. Para ver el website de Wildcoast en Español, chasque AQUÍ.
Desalination Concerns From San Diego Coastkeeper
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Afoot and Afield With Jerry Schad
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From Torrey Pines to Palomar Mountain to Anza-Borrego, Mesa College astronomy professor and Afoot and Afield author Jerry Schad is and the undisputed trails expert for San Diego County, along with much of Southern California.
In this special edition of Treehuggers International, Jerry talks about how Afoot and Afield In San Diego came together, in part built out of his earlier trail running and bicycling books, and the effects of the 2003 and 2007 fires on San Diego’s prime hiking destinations.
Jerry also touches on urban-wildland interface zones, the Ten Essentials, his Afoot and Afield entries for Orange and Los Angeles counties, new trail additions in the latest edition of Afoot and Afield In San Diego, and of course, where to camp in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park to catch the best show of stars and celestial wonders.
Lace up your boots for a conversation with San Diego’s long-time outdoors encyclopedia, enthusiast and advocate, Jerry Schad.
Above the Los Peñasquitos wetlands at Torrey Pines State Reserve
More about this post at:
- Skyphoto, Jerry Schad’s astronomical photographs
- Wilderness Press Bio
- San Diego Reader Staff Page
- Roam-A-Rama
- KPBS Videos Page
- Afoot and Afield Author Talks About Hiking Areas After Wildfires (San Diego.com; 1/28/08)
