San Diego River Park Foundation

San Diego River Park Foundation Show your support for a better future for the San Diego River by "liking" this page! Thanks! Our major programs are:
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Land acquisition in the upper part of the river.
2. Healthy River, Healthy Communities- A volunteer-based program to work toward a trash-free river and a healthy watershed.
3. Youth Education which includes our Cool River Program.
4. River Center at Grant Park: a 17 acre eco-park and education and community center in Mission Valley which is under construction.
5. Our efforts to champion the creation of a river long park and trail system known as the San Diego River Park.

06/18/2026

Check out the exciting event schedule for SD River Community Art Day on Saturday, June 27th! Do not miss this FREE event that is a unique opportunity to celebrate the San Diego River through the portal art and culture!

Enjoy a beautiful summer day at Grant Park in Mission Valley with:

🌿 River-inspired art by members of the San Diego River Artists Alliance, Kumeyaay Tribal Members from Baja, Cahuilla Tribal Members, youth, and other local artists

🌿 Live basket making demonstrations with Kumeyaay Tribal Members from Baja and Cahuilla Tribal Members

🌿 Live music with Point Rock

🌿Hands-on art activities for all ages with Art Form and SDRPF’s Education Team

🌿 Community picnic (bring your own snacks and drinks)

🌿 Kona Ice Truck shaved ice

RSVP today: https://sandiegoriver.org/event/sd-river-community-art-day/

Thank you to artists:
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Trudy Pacheon
Eva Falvera
Rosie Salinas
Anthony Gilbert "Bear" Vallez
Yangminyan Wu

Stay tuned for more on the event's featured artists!

Would you like to help people experiencing homelessness in the San Diego Riverbed? Our River Assessment Field Team has r...
06/16/2026

Would you like to help people experiencing homelessness in the San Diego Riverbed? Our River Assessment Field Team has run out of Care Kit supplies and especially needs sanitizing wipes, granola bars, and toothpaste.

If you can spare a donation, you can donate through our Amazon Wish List: https://a.co/2mFCNw2

At checkout, please be sure to manually enter our Address: “Clean River Team: 4891 Pacific Highway, Suite 114, San Diego, CA, 92110." Thank you!

The care kits not only provide critical items for people living unhoused in the riverbed, but also help to build trust and rapport and facilitate conversations that enable us to connect people to our homeless outreach partners. Our amazing partners, such as , assist people with housing placement, medical care, and other social services.

To learn more about our work to end homelessness in the San Diego Riverbed visit: https://sandiegoriver.org/discover/homelessness/

06/13/2026

🌿 Celebrate art, culture, nature, and community at our SD River Community Arts Day on Saturday, June 27th, from 11 am - 3 pm at Grant Park in Mission Valley!

Join us for a FREE, family-friendly event that brings people together through creativity and connection to the San Diego River.:

Enjoy:
🖼️ River-inspired artwork by members of the San Diego River Artists Alliance, Kumeyaay Tribal Members from Baja, Cahuilla Tribal Members, and other local artists
🖌️ Live art demonstrations and opportunities to meet the artists
🎨 Hands-on art activities for all ages
🧺 Community picnic (bring your own snacks and drinks)
🍧 Kona Ice Truck refreshments available for purchase
🎶 Live acoustic music by Point Rock

Come experience the river through the lens of art and culture, connect with local artists, and spend a fun summer day with family and friends.

✨ FREE admission • All are welcome
👉 RSVP here: https://sandiegoriver.org/event/sd-river-community-art-day/

A huge thank you to the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture for making this event possible. 💚

06/13/2026

Recently, the San Diego River Park Foundation led a wildlife camera retrieval hike at one of our preserves in partnership with the County of San Diego's Warrior Hike Challenge. The cameras captured a glimpse into the San Diego River watershed's incredible biodiversity!

While the majority of images showcased grey foxes, we also documented bobcats, coyotes, rabbits, striped skunks, quail, and even the elusive ringtail.

These images are part of our Critter Cam Program, which helps guide land conservation and wildlife protection efforts throughout the Upper San Diego River Watershed. By monitoring wildlife movement in remote areas, we can identify critical habitats, support preserve management, and advance wildlife research.

Thank you to remote wildlife camera volunteers for all they do to collect vital data to better understand and protect the places wildlife call home! 🐾

Learn more about our Critter Cam program🌿: https://sandiegoriver.org/what-we-do/research/critter-cam

06/11/2026

Join us at our Community River Clean-up this Saturday, June 13th, from 9 am - 12 pm at Forester Creek in Santee!

Come enjoy a rewarding morning of environmental stewardship, community connection, and positive impact alongside like-minded neighbors and new friends!

Forester Creek is a vital riparian habitat home to countless native plant and animal species. Due to channelization upstream, trash accumulates at this tributary of the San Diego River, making it a high-priority area to restore. By helping clean Forester Creek, you'll contribute to the health of the entire San Diego River watershed.

SIGN UP HERE: https://sandiegoriver.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=1192017

BIG MILESTONE FOR THE SAN DIEGO RIVER TRAIL🎉We’re incredibly pleased to share that the San Diego City Council and Mayor ...
06/11/2026

BIG MILESTONE FOR THE SAN DIEGO RIVER TRAIL🎉

We’re incredibly pleased to share that the San Diego City Council and Mayor Todd Gloria approved the City’s Annual Budget, including funding to activate the West Valley River Crossing Engineering & Design Study!

We are grateful to Council President Joe LaCava, who championed this effort. We also extend our gratitude to Councilmember Stephen Whitburn, Councilmember Raul Campillo, and Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera for their steadfast support, along with Mayor Todd Gloria and the entire City Council for their support.

This achievement belongs to every member of the West Valley Crossing Alliance and to the community members who took action by sending more than 300 advocacy letters, attending council meetings, sharing their stories, and speaking up for safer, more connected active transportation infrastructure.

Together, we’ve reached an important milestone and moved one step closer to completing a safer, more accessible, and more connected San Diego River Trail for everyone.
Thank you for making your voices heard. This victory is yours!

A huge thank you to movement facilitator Tess Collins and everyone who came to the Dance for Earth event recently! 🌎 Th...
06/10/2026

A huge thank you to movement facilitator Tess Collins and everyone who came to the Dance for Earth event recently! 🌎

Thank you for dancing for the San Diego River and your generous donations that are supporting programs working to restore and conserve our precious watershed!

And thank you to .xyz for the beautiful photos!

Dance for Earth is a by-donation morning dance party class FUNdraiser benefiting local organizations that support our only home. If you'd like to join the next class in August, follow on Instagram.

🌿 Start the summer off with a fun community event at the SD River Community Arts Day on June 27 at Grant Park in Mission...
06/10/2026

🌿 Start the summer off with a fun community event at the SD River Community Arts Day on June 27 at Grant Park in Mission Valley! The event is FREE and all are welcome!

Enjoy river-themed art from the San Diego River Artists Alliance and other talented local artists, plus hands-on art activities for all ages, artist meet-and-greets, a community picnic (bring your own snacks and drinks), Kona Ice Truck, live acoustic music with Point Rock, and more!

Come experience the river through the portal of art and culture!

Do not miss this unique event!

RSVP here: https://sandiegoriver.org/event/sd-river-community-art-day/

A huge thank you to the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture for making this event possible. 💚

Happy World Ocean Day! Did you know watershed health is ocean health? Today, we want to thank our Clean River Program vo...
06/08/2026

Happy World Ocean Day! Did you know watershed health is ocean health? Today, we want to thank our Clean River Program volunteers and interns for the innovative work they do to collect trash data and deliver strategic community cleanup efforts that have removed over 4M pounds of trash from the San Diego River watershed!

You saved this trash from becoming marine debris, harming marine animals, and degrading ocean health. As we celebrate World Ocean Day, we celebrate all the community members taking action for our waterways. Because every bottle, every plastic wrapper, every piece of trash cleaned helps create cleaner, healthier rivers and oceans.

If you’d like to join the movement to help our local waterways, join us for our Community River Cleanup. this Saturday, June 13th, from 9 am - 12 pm at Forester Creek in Santee. Sign up here:https://sandiegoriver.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=1192017

Thank you to Arnau Pou Photography for this beautiful photo!

06/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Friday’s City Council meeting to advocate for the West Valley Crossing! There is still time to take action.

Tomorrow, June 9 at 1 PM, the City Council may vote on this critical project, and we need five YES votes.

Join us in person or virtually and help make your voice heard. If you plan to attend, text Jillian at (619) 839-9704 for coordination and live timing updates.

The West Valley Crossing will save lives, close a dangerous gap in the San Diego River Trail, improve transit access, reduce traffic and emissions, and support Mission Valley's future growth.

Street safety is public safety. Let's get this project moving forward.

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