San Diego River Park Foundation

The San Diego River Park Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) public benefit corporationhttp://sandiegoriver.org/about.html] that aims to create a continuous green-belt (park) along the 52 mile long San Diego River.

Mission Statement

The mission of the San Diego River Park Foundation is to improve the lives of everyone and everything involved with the San Diego River by creating the San Diego River Park.

About

The San Diego River Park Foundation was founded in 2001 and is dedicated to conserving the water, wildlife, recreation, culture and community involved with the San Diego River. The foundation has brought people together throughout all of San Diego County with different volunteer opportunities and events. The foundation is the only non-government organization trying to protect the river and river's ecosystem.

In October of 2006, the San Diego River Park Foundation was the Watershed Highlight of the Month [http://www.watershednetwork.org/nodes/programs/highlight/200610.php California Watershed Network ] ] . The California Watershed Network acknowledged the San Diego River Park Foundation for their five years of restoration projects throughout the San Diego River community.

River Coalition

The San Diego River Foundation is an organization involved with the San Diego River Coalition. The River Coalition is a group of organization that aim to "preserve and enhance the San Diego River, its watershed, and its natural, cultural and recreational resources." [http://sandiegoriver.org/coalition.html] There are fifty-two other organizations involved in the Coalition including:
*Surfrider Foundation
*Sierra Club
*Trust for Public Land
*California Native Plant Society
*National Audubon Society
*I Love a Clean San Diego
*San Diego Archaeological Center
*The Nature ConcervencyAs well as many others.

Programs

[http://sandiegoriver.org/projects.html Volunteer Programs]

*Clean and Green Team
*Community Enhancement
*River Watch
*River Ambassadors

[http://sandiegoriver.org/projects.html Site-Specific Projects]

*Eagle Peak Preserve Management
*Friends of Point Loma Native Plant Garden
*Friends of Santee's River Park
*Mission Valley

[http://sandiegoriver.org/projects.html River Park Creation]

*San Diego River Park Conceptual Plan
*Coalition Work Plan
*Discovery Center
*San Diego River Garden

[http://sandiegoriver.org/projects.html River Health and Protection]

*Top of the River Protection
*Watershed Management Plan
*Watershed Website

[http://sandiegoriver.org/projects.html River Spirit]

*San Diego River Days
*One River with Many Stories

Organizations Working with the SDRPF

The San Diego River Park Foundation works with many other organizations, including those in the San Diego River Coalition. The San Diego River Park Foudation also works with local chapters of the Surfrider Foundation, the Sierra Club and the Trust for Public Land.

External links

* [http://www.sandiegoriver.org Official Website]
* [http://www.tpl.org The Trust for Public Land]
* [http://sandiego.sierraclub.org/home/index.asp Sierra Club]
* [http://www.surfridersd.org Surfrider Foundation]

References