Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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JULIAN – The Julian Woman's Club will be hosting the 98th annual Wildflower Show on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. The show will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, and will be held in the woman's clubhouse, located at 2607 C Street, in the town of Julian. This show features beautiful wildflowers from seven regions in and around Julian, and will exhibit samples from the many different flowering species that grow in the area. This may include cactus flowers from the h...
CALIFORNIA – A preliminary experiment conducted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility reveals concerning levels of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the skin of soccer players and coaches after playing on artificial turf fields. The Washington Post reported March 12, on the PEER test results, which found PFAS levels increased on the skin in three out of four participants following soccer matches on artificial turf. In contrast, no similar increase w...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – I Love A Clean San Diego is set to host the 22nd annual Creek to Bay Cleanup Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the region’s largest one-day environmental volunteer effort in celebration of Earth Month, with nearly 100 cleanup sites around the county. I Love A Clean San Diego expected thousands of volunteers of all ages to participate. Residents can register to volunteer at http://cleansd.org/creektobay. “Creek to Bay provides an opportunity for all San Diegans to actively participate in keepi...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook is known for its lush groves and open spaces, but many young people have little to no interaction with nature. Fallbrook Land Conservancy's Save Our Forest committee has been addressing this inequity by connecting students with the local ecosystem through its Environmental Education Program for 19 years. This volunteer-run program introduces students in local public schools to the benefits of native plants, while teaching natural resources conservation a...
March greeted southwest Riverside County with an abundance of fresh new foliage and hopes for beautiful blooms to come. Maybe that's got you wondering: "How can I get better results this year?" Has doing the same thing year after year lived up to your expectations of good roses? Gardening is a partnership between you and your plants: How about letting your garden and your roses "speak" to you? Take a daily walk around your garden and get to know all that lives there. For...
Flowers of all types, shapes and colors erupt around the earth at their prescribed flowering seasons. It is fantastic how nature has its timetable within the various seasons, and I am constantly watching and learning from her. With the world's weather changing, so are plants adapting to a new climatic lifestyle. Plants adapt to their environments and adjust according to their seasons, weather and unique growing conditions. Fall is when we think of flowers like chrysanthemums;...
The Fallbrook Public Utility District will be adding a pump station to transport water from Red Mountain Reservoir to DeLuz, and Ardurra will be performing the design and hydraulic modeling work. During the Feb. 26 FPUD board meeting a 5-0 vote approved a professional services agreement with Ardurra for hydraulic modeling and design services for the DeLuz Pump Station. Ardurra, which is headquartered in Tampa and has offices in Temecula and Poway, will be paid $82,000 for the work. DeLuz is currently hydraulically isolated...
Having your address clearly marked on your house is important in case of an emergency, so first responders can find your home in a timely manner. In rural areas like Fallbrook, this is especially important as some residents live far off the main road listed as their address. For example, my friend Margaret, who just turned 87, lives roughly a mile off a main road in Rainbow. She fell in her kitchen on Feb. 29, suffering a compound fracture to her lower right leg. She said it took her an hour to reach her phone, then another h...
FALLBROOK – A fitting way to celebrate Arbor Day is to plant trees. Almost 70 Fallbrook residents volunteered to do that at the March 9 Tree Planting Festival. Live Oak Park was also a fitting site for the new trees. With Save Our Forest members serving as tree captains, volunteers from Boy Scout Troop #731, National Charity League, and Fallbrook Land Conservancy all pitched in to get the job done. They planted a total of 32 new trees in the park. This treasured park has been...
Wings of Changes's March Butterfly of the Month is the Variable Checkerspot or Euphydryas chalcedona. It measures about 1.5 inches to 2 inches and is commonly found in California, Arizona and along the periphery of New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Washington or even southernmost regions of Canada and Alaska. These beautiful creatures rely on leaf litter during the colder months and can hibernate for years in cold climates. It thrives in wild areas like sagebrush, chaparral and alpi...
The North County Fire Protection District approved emergency roof repair for the district’s Fleet Service Building. The action Tuesday, Jan. 23, approved a resolution authorizing an emergency purchase procedure rather than the competitive bidding process, and the board also found the repair of an existing facility to be exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. A four-fifths vote was needed to approve the emergency repair resolution, which was met by the 5-0 vote in favor. “The roof in our shop is fai...
ESCONDIDO – The nonprofit Escondido Creek Conservancy will host Outdoor Education Elevated, a family-friendly outdoor festival at its Mountain Meadow Preserve headquarters in the Hidden Meadows community of Escondido Saturday, April 6, to introduce the community to its new headquarters and involve attendees in its outdoor education programs. The 693-acre Mountain Meadow Preserve was created by a partnership of the conservancy, San Diego County Parks and Recreation and U.S. M...
County Animal Shelters are trying to find homes for homeless pets by waiving fees for some pets and for some adopters. Pets offer positive health benefits for people, more than a pot of gold. No matter if they're a Siberian Husky, a German Shepherd, a Chihuahua, a Russian Blue or a Siamese cat, during March, everyone's Irish at the San Diego County Animal Shelters. Of the pets in shelter care, over 40% of dogs and cats have been waiting for their furever home for over 30...
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A CWA board vote Thursday, Feb. 22, approved the recommendation of the CWA’s Finance Planning Workgroup. The calendar year 2025 changes include apportioning 40% of the transportation charge as a Transportation Fixed Rate allocated to member agencies by a seven-year rolling average with the current volume-based Transportation Rate designed to recover the remaining 60% of the forecasted annual revenue requirement. The CWA currently allocates its Customer Service Charge, Storage Charge and Supply Reliability Charge based on r...
FALLBROOK – The loss of a 200 year old oak tree near Live Oak Park's Dog Park is truly sad for tree lovers. But residents also marvel at the beauty of the pear trees at Vince Ross Village Square. Jackie Heyneman of the Save Our Forest (SOF/FLC) committee commented that it is amazing how things happen relative to each other in some way, "Making lemonade out of lemons is an old adage, but could be used here." With California Arbor week coming soon, from March 7 to March 14, an o...
Depending on your location – or more specifically, that of your garden – you may have experienced frost damage to your roses and tender young plants. The thing is, even gardens in the same general vicinity may have different effects due to their prevailing micro-climates. According to AccuWeather, for the first half of March the coldest nighttime temp will be 36 degrees Monday, March 4. The average date for the last frost date is Friday, March 15. Overall, temperatures predict...
County Board of Supervisors voted at the end of February to expand its robust tree planting program in underserved communities in the unincorporated area. The board's actions allow the county to award contracts estimated at $2 million to buy about 4,000 trees through different vendors. In addition to buying trees, the funds will be used to remove dead or diseased trees, install watering systems and the necessary equipment. The trees will be planted between spring and winter...
SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced millions of Californians will receive an average of $146 in credits on their April gas and electric bills. The California Climate Credit – automatically applied to Californians’ bills every April and October – is a direct result of the state’s nation-leading Cap-and-Trade climate program that requires polluters to pay for climate action. Since 2014, California households have already received an average of $971 in combined automatic April and October climate credits o...
The topping and butchering of trees in any community is like a plague from time to time. This destructive pruning practice of cutting back large branches to stubs leaves wounds that invite bugs, decay and disease that can enter a tree. When the general public sees more and more of this indiscriminate cutting of trees, it becomes acceptable, and it definitely is not. Topping can destroy a tree's natural shape, its beauty and grace. It saddens me for I know that people pay top...
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FALLBROOK – The year 1997 was a busy year for Save Our Forest with two major happenings. A grant from California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection awarded Save Our Forest $28,400 for 410 new trees. This was a huge undertaking, but Fallbrook businesses jumped in to help. Advanced Concrete cut concrete for tree sites, and Gene Hayden Bobcat Specialties did the rough digging of the holes for planting. A SOF appeal to AmeriCorps to come and spend three months in the c...
Sir Milo Loftin County of San Diego Communications Office If your home or business was flooded during the recent storms, it is important to keep yourself and your family safe when cleaning up. Before attempting to clean up after the storm, visit the recovery page at https://www.alertsandiego.org/ for safety tips, information on how to properly document damage and other available resources. Residents should only enter a flood-damaged building after local authorities have said it is safe to do so. You should not enter if there...
There is a live Webcam at Big Bear Lake showing nesting Bald Eagles. The eagles are high in a tree and right at home in the snow. What a neat use of technology to bring us these extraordinary live-action views – nighttime too. According to KUSI-TV news, there are three eggs in the nest and the mother and father take turns laying on the eggs. The eagles are named Shadow and Jackie. A “changing of the guard” took place this morning as we watched. Check out the action for yourself by visiting https://www.you...
