National City, CA–County and National City officials held a grand reopening and dedication ceremony of Lincoln Acres County Park on Saturday. The neighborhood park, nestled in front of the county’s Lincoln Acres Branch Library in National City, has been expanded in size to 1 ½ acres and equipped with new conveniences. Improvements include two gazebos, […]
Biden’s budget invests $2.8 billion to support economies, outdoor recreation
Washington, D.C.–The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture announced their proposed Fiscal Year 2022 allocations of $2.8 billion in projects, grants, and programs authorized in the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to support economies, outdoor recreation, and access to public lands. The investments are consistent with and help advance the America the Beautiful initiative, the […]
SANDAG celebrates the opening of Rose Creek Bikeway
San Diego, CA–SANDAG Chair and Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear joined San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, Council President Jennifer Campbell, bike advocates, and community leaders to celebrate the opening of the Rose Creek Bikeway on Wednesday morning. The new Rose Creek Bikeway fills a two-mile gap in the Regional Bike Network as part of the Coastal […]
Coast Guard cautions the public against illegal charters in San Diego
San Diego, CA–Coast Guard Sector San Diego and San Diego Harbor Police personnel have completed more than 140 safety boardings in 2021 to identify and terminate unlicensed and illegal charter boat operations along California’s southern coast, with one termination resulting in a civil penalty. In March, a Coast Guard Sector San Diego crew identified and […]
Dept. of Interior invests $1.6 billion to improve infrastructure on public lands and Tribal schools
Washington, D.C.–The Department of the Interior will invest $1.6 billion in 2021 to address critical deferred maintenance projects and improve transportation and recreation infrastructure in national parks, national wildlife refuges, and recreation areas, and at the Bureau of Indian Education schools. This unprecedented investment will support an estimated 18,851 jobs and contribute $2 billion to […]
County park officials break ground for Lakeside Equestrian Park
SAN DIEGO–County park officials held a first-ever “virtual” groundbreaking to mark the start of construction of the long-awaited $16.9 million Lakeside Equestrian Park Wednesday. County Supervisor Dianne Jacob and a few socially-distanced parks officials and horseback riders cheered as a large earth-moving excavator dug its mechanical dipper-bucket into the ground to signal the start of […]
Canyoneers offer 10 great hikes for the fall
SAN DIEGO–Studies show that being in nature provides physical and mental health benefits. And with people wanting to get outside during the pandemic, the Canyoneers from the San Diego Natural History Museum takes the guesswork out of finding a local trail that’s perfect for outdoor hiking. For more information on hiking, check out campingfunzone.com. For […]