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Blue Moon Dinner - Register Now
Once in a Blue Moon Dinner & Auction. September 25, 2010. Join us for a wonderful evening with an alfresco Italian dinner catered by Mario's Ristorante Italiano under the stars to support Lakeside's River Park Conservancy.
Cocktails/Silent Action 5:00 pm Dinner/Live Auction 7:00pm
| Individual-$65 | Couples-$120 | Table for 8-$540 includes two bottles of wine and VIP seating and parking |
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Volunteer Opportunities
Be a Nest Box Volunteer!
As the Conservancy continues to restore the San Diego River in Lakeside, we are planting and maintaining native plants that will attract birds and other wildlife back to the river.
These critters will use this new habitat to build their homes, find food and breed. Volunteers who are accepted into the Nest Box Program will learn about these animals and encourage their introduction back by building, installing, monitoring and maintaining nest boxes. This is an opportunity to work with school and community groups to build nest boxes and to monitor the success of the boxes during the year. More information
Back-up Gatekeepers Needed
Lakeside’s River Park Conservancy has a lovely trail that meanders along the San Diego River. Walkers, runners, cyclists, dogs on leashes, moms with strollers, and equestrians all enjoy it. It has an observation deck overlooking the East Pond and a lower overlook near the West Pond.
For security reasons the gates to the trail are locked at night. We depend on volunteers to unlock the gates each morning and relock them at night. Right now we are looking for back-up volunteers to cover vacations and holidays.
Help keep the trail and Lakeside safe by volunteering to open or close the trail gates. Volunteers who close the gates need to walk the length of the trail each time to ensure that no one is still inside. The trailheads are located at Riverside Dr. and Channel Rd.
The trail opens at dawn and closes at dusk. If you enjoy the trail already, take a step farther and help keep it safe!
If you haven’t been on the trail yet, take a step and check it out!
To volunteer, please contact Cindy Collins at 619-443-4770 or email her at cindyriverpark@yahoo.com
Trail Extension to Santee to Begin
The Riverford Bridge Trail Project is funded by the San Diego River Conservancy with funding coming from YOU, the California voter and taxpayer, out of the Proposition 40 bond funds. The trail development cost are estimated to be $800,000 and the project is slated to begin as soon as the grant funds are thawed at the State level. This trail project will extend the existing trail another mile, taking it under Riverford Road Bridge to the Lakeside Baseball Park and basically to Santee, where it will connect with the river trail planned for that community.
The project will take about three years to complete, primarily because the trail will run through sensitive habitat and needs to be planned very carefully to minimize disruptions to the plants and the animals living in the river bottom. In the not-so-distant future (5 years) you should be able to walk/ride from Lakeside to Mission Trails Regional Park with stops along the way at the Santee YMCA and pool and Santee Town Center to cool yourself down, wet your whistle and maybe even catch a movie.
A project like this, is completed with the cooperation and support from many agencies and groups. Our partners in this effort are the San Diego River Conservancy, the Upper San Diego River Improvement District, the Resource Agency, Lakeside Land Co and Caster Enterprises. Each is supporting this project because they understand that the San Diego River Trail is good for the river park, good for the community and good for business.
We will need volunteers to help construct this trail and there MAY be an opportunity for more dedication trees. Join our mailing list (top of this page), become a member, and Happy Trails to You!