See what swims in the Kendall-Frost Marsh

Want to learn more about what lives under the water in in a wetland? Icthyologists will be at the Kendall-Frost Marsh in Mission Bay this Saturday with a seine net to see what creatures, normally out-of-site, are there. Wetlands provide protected space for baby fish to grow up, so they are very important for both the commercial and recreational fishing industry in San Diego. On Saturday you will not take home dinner, however, everything will be returned to the bay! You are welcome to watch from the shore and stay dry, or get wet with the biologists - you will have fun either way. If you plan to get wet, prepare for mud as well.

No registration necessary. The Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve doors open at 9 AM, at 9:15 the group will walk from the reserve trailer to Crown Point in Mission Bay Park for the activity.  

Febuary 4, 2023

Join the UCSD Natural Reserve System, San Diego Audubon, and Califonia Volunteers for Love Your Wetlands Day / Climate Action Day.  Love Your Wetlands Day is a once-a-year opportunity to explore the Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve in Mission Bay while also learning about the importance of coastal wetlands, the climate threats they face, and the ways local communities are working to restore and protect them. Activities are family-friendly and include guided bird walks, Kumeyaay boat building, live animal presentations, science demos, games for kids, and opportunities to get a little muddy cleaning up trash around the marsh.  

And this year you have even more opportunities to take climate action by volunteering at the Climate Action Day which will offer additional service projects both on and off-site. These projects will take place in the morning (check-in at 8:30 AM), leaving time to explore Love Your Wetlands Day in the afternoon.  

Click below to register for both Love Your Wetlands Day (pre-registration preferred) and/or Climate Action Day (pre-registration required).  Learn about climate resiliency while having fun!

See some Love Your Wetlands Day highlights from last year here. 

We still need more volunteers for Love Your Wetlands Day!  You can help us prepare on Friday February 3 or help at the event on Saturday February 4. You can help set up, clean up, be a muddy boot wrangler, a bird interpreter, or a parking monitor. Whatever your interest we have a job for you, please click below. If you are an organization that wants to have a booth, contact Ida Naughton. 

Sat. Jan 28, 9 - 11 AM

Come to Kendall-Frost Marsh on the 4th Saturday of every month to help out with restoration activities.  Help plant native plants, weed invasive species, build Ridgway's rail nesting platforms, and lots of other tasks to give some TLC to the marsh and surrounding uplands. Extra hands needed on Jan 28 as we get ready for Love Your Wetlands Day!  Please email nrs@ucsd.edu if you would like to participate.

At the Scripps Coastal Reserve there are docent-led tours the first Satuday of each month.  Learn about our photosynthetic friends & foes, underground bee nurseries, and why Black's Beach has such great surfing as you walk the half-mile trail with a guide.  No pre-registration is required.

Sat. Feb 11, 9 - 11 AM

Learn what lives in the Kendall-Frost Marsh on the second Saturday of every month.  On this date we will have a San Diego Audubon bird docent walking the uplands and helping to identify birds.  Please arrive at 9; walks will leave the trailer at 9:15. No registration required.

Sat. Feb 25, 9 - 11 AM

Come to Kendall-Frost Marsh on the 4th Saturday of every month to help out with restoration activities.  Help plant native plants, weed invasive species, build Ridgway's rail nesting platforms, and lots of other tasks to give some TLC to the marsh and surrounding uplands. Please email nrs@ucsd.edu if you would like to participate.

Every Friday we tackle the invasive weeds at the Scripps Coastal Reserve. Help the native plants take back their territory! No experience necessary. Please email nrs@ucsd.edu if you would like to join the fun. (No weeding Friday February 3.)

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