Join the North County Group on Saturday, June 10, 2017 for our Annual Picnic at Dixon Lake! The picnic is from 12-3pm and is open to all Sierra Club members, family, friends, and past students of the Wilderness Basic Course. BBQ lunch and beverages will be served, just bring your own chair or blanket. Morning … Read Full Article ▸
NCG Spring Meeting
Join us for the NCG Spring Meeting (WBC 11th Class) on Tuesday, March 28th, 2017. Lee Ledford will be presenting “GPS and Maps – in the Great Outdoors” and he will cover the following topics: What is GPS What is UTM How to use GPS UTM information with a map How to use a UTM … Read Full Article ▸
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK WILDFLOWERS TOUR
Join us in Joshua Tree National Park March 25-26, 2017 for an overnight tent camping trip. This trip is for adults only and participants must provide their own meals and camping equipment (tent, sleeping bag etc.). For more details and registration information go to: Joshua Tree Wildflowers Tour 2017
Habitat Restoration Can Be A Prickly Business
In January, habitat restoration at the the San Dieguito River Park took us to a large stand of prickly pear cactus. The cactus in this area had been planted about 6 years ago as a nesting site for the Coastal Cactus Wren which had lost much of its’ habitat in the 2007 Witch Creek Fire. Rangers were … Read Full Article ▸
Habitat Restoration at the San Dieguito River Park
We invite you to come out to the San Dieguito River Park on Saturday, January 17th from 8:00 am – 11:00 am, to help work on a Habitat Restoration Project. The project includes planting native plants, removing invasive species to protect wildlife habitat, and maintaining a restoration area near the Ysabel Creek Road Staging Area. Tools, training, … Read Full Article ▸
Teamwork in Action at the San Dieguito River Park
In December, members of the North County Group volunteered for a Habitat Restoration project at the San Dieguito River Park, planting tree saplings along Sycamore Creek. Park rangers had recently cleared a decades old stand of Giant Reed (Arundo donax) from this riparian area. This plant is native to Asia and was introduced in the … Read Full Article ▸