Directory of Science and Environment Resources

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This category includes websites related to the natural, scientific, and environmental aspects of either the entire county or more than one locality within in. It includes information about the natural environment, environmental problems, and scientific activities specific to this county.

Subcategories

• Carlsbad
• Escondido
• La Jolla
• Ramona
• San Diego
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Resources in This Category

• Air Pollution Control District

  http://www.sdapcd.org/
  Formed to protect the public from the harmful effects of air pollution. Includes mission statement, related links, and contact information.

• Bird Friends of Lake Murray and San Diego County

  http://www.bird-friends.com/
  Photos, sounds, and descriptions of local birds, descriptions of popular bird-watching spots, bird lifecycle information, bird search, and guestbook.

• EPA: Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification

  http://iaspub.epa.gov/waters10/beacon_county_page.main?p_county_fips=073&p_state_fips=06
  A program designed to strengthen U.S. beach water protection programs and water quality standards, better inform the public and promote scientific research. Includes historical data for county beaches.

• Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego

  http://www.rcdsandiego.org/
  Technical, financial and educational assistance to help both rural and urban communities conserve, protect, and restore natural resources. Contains resource listings, district description and information, related links and contact information.

• River Valley Preservation Project

  http://www.angelfire.com/wy/rvpp/
  Non-profit group acting to preserve wetlands and floodplains. Information about current concerns.

• San Diego Astronomy Association

  http://www.sdaa.org/
  Events, newsletters, skywatching information, resources, science news, and membership information.

• San Diego Bay Watersheds

  http://www.sdbay.sdsu.edu/
  Serves as a testbed for developing technologies for computational ecology, and providing a suite of model simulation capabilities for the bay. Includes bay models and applications, San Diego Bay Bibliography search, history of the bay, and information about the Interagency Water Quality Panel.

• San Diego Coastkeeper

  http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/
  Dedicated to the principal that protecting California's precious coastal waters is the job of every citizen. Includes program listing, membership information, calendar of events, and listing of current cases in litigation.

• San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board

  http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sandiego/
  Covers regional water quality and rights regulation, board meetings, laws, funding, watershed management, enforcement, citizen involvement, news and education.

• San Diego Tracking Team

  http://www.sdtt.org/
  Conducts wildlife monitoring and research, and offers outdoor and environmental education programs. Events, projects, and profiles of team members.

• San Diego's Ocean

  http://peterbrueggeman.com/ocean/
  Resource of links to oceanic data, including waves, water, weather, tides, surf cams, and maps. Provided by the director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library.

• San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy

  http://sandieguitorivervalleyconservancy.org/
  Information about natural open space park planned for the San Dieguito River Valley. The park will someday extend from the ocean at Del Mar to Volcan Mountain, just north of Julian.

• SANDAG: Shoreline Management

  http://www.sandag.org/index.asp?subclassid=32&fuseaction=home.subclasshome
  Current projects, committee information and contacts, and related publications (PDF format).

• Sierra Club: San Diego Chapter

  http://sandiegosierraclub.org/
  Serves both San Diego and Imperial Counties. Events calendar, environmental issues, newsletters, and groups.

• Superfund Basic Research Program

  http://superfund.ucsd.edu/
  Includes mission, project descriptions, news, events, resource links, and contact information.

• The Palomar Audubon Society

  http://www.palomaraudubon.org/
  Conservation and restoration of the area's natural ecosystems. Includes mission statement, programs and events listings, field trips, conservation notes, and contact information.

• Tijuana Estuary

  http://trnerr.org/
  Home of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge, located in Border Field State Park. Includes information about events, visitor center, and activities.

• Volcan Mountain Preserve Foundation

  http://www.volcanmt.org/
  Includes history of the mountain, photos and descriptions of various areas, accomplishments and "to do" lists, and donation information.

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