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TEMECULA: Anti-quarry rally draws 2500North County Times, CA - May 5, 2008Photo by Andrew Foulk - For the Californian Jared Minard, left, a supporter of the Friends of Liberty Quarry, is engaged in a heated discussion with Robbie ... |
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Community's charms keep residents rootedSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - May 3, 2008For instance, Mission Trails Regional Park, which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, and Casey's Place, a privately run, nonprofit youth ... |
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Temecula's annexation plan meets resistancePress-Enterprise, CA - May 2, 2008The land includes the 414-acre site of Liberty Quarry. The quarry's developer, Granite Construction, wants to mine tiny rocks called aggregate over a ... |
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Liberty Quarry assailed, defended at forumVillage News Network, CA - May 1, 2008The 414-acre tract at the heart of the proposed annexation area â a bowl-shaped area known as the Liberty Quarry site â is ground zero of a long-running war ... |
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Quarry faces rocky fightSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Apr 27, 2008At the same time, Granite Construction is mired in a political battle over its proposed Liberty Quarry in Riverside County near the border with San Diego ... |
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I t âsforthe B irdsNavy Compass, CA - 9 hours agoAbout the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve is a partnership between the Federal ... |
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Forum held to discuss blastingVillage News Network, CA - Apr 24, 2008That project, which would mine a portion of a 414-acre site west of I-15 near Rainbow, has been dubbed Liberty Quarry. Concerns over the potential ... |
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City seeks to be stop for lovers of natureSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Apr 24, 2008In California, 90 percent of the coastal wetlands have been lost to development, but the 2500-acre Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve remains ... |
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SDSUniverse | Watershed MomentSDSUniverse, CA - Apr 21, 2008... will be similar to the one we pioneered in our Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve," explained Matt Rahn, director of SDSU's Field Stations Program. ... |
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Partnership To Monitor SD River AnnouncedKGTV, 10News.com, CA - Apr 18, 2008... to help responders make swift and effective responses to such occurrences," said Matt Rahn, the director of the school's Field Stations Program. ... |
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SDSU's black and red turns a little greenerDaily Aztec, CA - Apr 9, 2008... energy into electrical power through a photovoltaic system that reduces the campus' use of grid power, according to the Field StationS Program Web site. ... |
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Networks for Science and SocietyDr. Dobb's Journal, CA - Mar 12, 2008From there, we went on to implementing and connecting additional environmental sensors such as the San Diego State University Santa Margarita Ecological ... |
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Critical review of annexation on tapNorth County Times, CA - 8 hours agoSince the proposal for Liberty Quarry was unveiled in 2005, it has encountered a groundswell of opposition in Temecula and the neighboring community of ... |
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Q&A: Clay Phillips, Tijuana EstuarySan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Feb 9, 2008La Mesa resident Clay Phillips, 53, is a superintendent for California State Parks and manager of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, ... |
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Liberty quarry meeting draws full houseNorth County Times, CA - Feb 1, 2008In September, the Fallbrook Planning Group voted to form a committee to investigate the potential effects the Liberty Quarry would have on Fallbrook ... |
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Wireless ScienceLiving on the Earth, MA - Jan 19, 2008KUMAGAI: Hans Werner Braun picks his way along a bramble-covered path at the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve in San Diego County, California. ... |
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San Diego Union Tribune | Brush removal was brushed offSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Dec 30, 2007... Lawrence found his neighborhood saddled with a different problem, this one involving insurers wary of fire dangers near Mission Trails Regional Park. ... |
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Outdoors report: A lakes reviewSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Dec 29, 2007Centerpiece of the Mission Trails Regional Park, with Cowles Mountain overlooking it. Lots of hiking opportunities nearby. San Vicente â Enjoy this lake ... |
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Friends of Lake Murray December 2007Mission Times Courier, CA - Dec 22, 2007On Sunday, November 18th, 120 church members participated in projects including Mission Trails Regional Park trail clearing, San Carlos Fire station had ... |
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San Diego Union Tribune | TAKE A HIKE: Kwaay Paay PeakSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Dec 21, 2007Kwaay Paay Peak in Mission Trails Regional Park is a funny name, but the hike to the summit is serious. On its Web site, the Mission Trails Regional Park ... |
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Discharge from new sewage plants fearedSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Dec 12, 2007If nothing is done, it will cross into the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, a federally protected wetland. ... |
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governor signs four kehoe bills into lawMission Times Courier, CA - Nov 21, 2007the protected parcels include 3365 acres in mission trails regional park, urban canyons in bankers hill, kensington-talmadge, and mid-city, and land in rose ... |
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Baja's burdenSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Oct 21, 2007... director at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve in Imperial Beach, who has studied Tijuana sewage issues for close to three decades. |
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Temecula running out of landPress-Enterprise, CA - Oct 19, 2007Temecula is looking into annexing land to its south containing the site for the proposed Liberty Quarry, which is opposed by some residents. ... |
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Something in the WaterSDSUniverse, CA - Oct 8, 2007The scientists providing the demonstration, including John Kim and Pablo Bryant of SDSU Field Stations Program, cited San Diego Port Commissioner Robert ... |
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Temecula won't hear blasting, quarry study saysPress-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Oct 2, 2007Another recent study finds Liberty Quarry wouldn't cause a significant increase in air pollution from rock particles. Quarry opponents said they were ... |
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FCPG to request countyâs help regarding quarryVillage News Network, CA - 17 hours agoTwo letters from the County of San Diego, dated August 17, 2005, and July 16, 2007, addressed Liberty Quarry bullet points such as: air quality, biological, ... |
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Mayor supports Kehoe open-space billSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Sep 19, 2007Christine Kehoe at Mission Trails Regional Park this morning to tout a bill she drafted that protects nearly 6000 acres of open space in San Diego. ... |
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Liberty quarry discussion anti-climacticNorth County Times, CA - Sep 18, 2007Granite Construction, the company behind the Liberty quarry proposal, has said the quarry will not impact those living in Fallbrook. ... |
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Freeway bridges could aid wildlifeNorth County Times, CA - Aug 30, 2007Matt Rahn, director of the university's field station programs, including nearby Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, said scientists hope to unveil a plan ... |
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Pipe work starts blaze that destroys homeSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Aug 20, 2007The fire already had spread to the house on Volclay Drive near Ruane Street near Mission Trails Regional Park, Luque said. The flames were knocked down by 1 ... |
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Tijuana Estuary Celebrates 25 YearsKPBS, CA - Aug 16, 2007The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve celebrates its 25th anniversary today. The reserve sits on a wildlife refuge bordering Imperial Beach ... |
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Judge to weigh issues in Rincon tribe's lawsuitSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - Aug 14, 2007Visitors can learn about the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research's work to protect and enhance the area and how they can get involved. ... |
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The river by which other rivers are measured
North County Times, CA - Jul 6, 2007
Known as Stone Creek, the brook begins just outside San Diego State University's Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, then trickles through groves of oak and ...
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Learning flows through the estuary
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jun 25, 2007
About 10 children, ages 7 to 12, come each Thursday for a free class the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve offers about the estuary's flora ...
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State recognizes quarry area as mineral resource
North County Times, CA - Jun 19, 2007
s proposed Liberty Quarry as land with recognized mineral deposits that should be considered in land-use planning. "The classification basically answers the ...
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Signatures sought for Temecula annexation support
Valley News Network, CA - Jun 8, 2007
This plan will include the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve and will give the city the right to decide what kind of development will âdefineâ the entrance ...
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Around here, June is take-a-hike month
San Diego Union Tribune, CA - 3 hours ago
... the Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association, the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, California State Parks and the US Fish and ...
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Free-flowing Santa Margarita is a rarity
North County Times, CA - May 27, 2007
The only dam on the Santa Margarita is one of reeds and willow sticks built by beavers on San Diego State University's Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, ...
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Virtual tours of De Luz reserve begin
North County Times, CA - May 19, 2007
... of scientific sites will catch on in local classrooms, as scientists begin offering digital tours of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve in De Luz. ...
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New border crossing called necessary
San Diego Union Tribune, CA - 6 hours ago
While the Mexican side is densely populated, the US side is a protected wildlife refuge, the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. ...
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Visitor's center planned for reserve
North County Times, CA - Apr 14, 2007
... portion of the ecological reserve would go forward regardless of the approval of the Liberty Quarry, which would be located about one mile away. ...
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Firm foundations
San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Apr 10, 2007
Mission San Diego de Alcala and Mission Trails Regional Park (the best mountain biking in the county, Hawley said) are also fairly close to one another. ...
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Temecula takes steps to annex quarry site
Village News Network, CA - 6 hours ago
Fire study, weather research, botany and animal husbandry are studied on the reserve. Atkins wants to build exhibits for each kind of research scientists do ...
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Community News
North County Times, CA - Mar 28, 2007
IMPERIAL BEACH ---- The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve is recruiting volunteers to join the Plover Lover Patrol. ...
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Temecula to look at land needs
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Mar 27, 2007
The moves also could help determine whether the city should annex a 7-square-mile tract that would include the contested Liberty Quarry site. ...
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âNo Quarryâ sign made out of people
Valley News Network, CA - 8 hours ago
About 750 Temecula residents gathered last Sunday afternoon in hopes of sending county authorities a sign â made from their bodies. ...
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Temecula begins process to annex quarry land
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Mar 6, 2007
... said the 7-square-mile annexation would help create an open space buffer that takes in much of the 4344-acre Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. ...
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Quarry meeting on tap in Fallbrook
North County Times, CA - Mar 3, 2007
FALLBROOK -- Opponents of the proposed Liberty Quarry will meet in Fallbrook on Friday night to talk about plans for the controversial project near the ...
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Anti-quarry group prepares for rally
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Feb 28, 2007
The signs, the rally and about 8000 fliers set to be mailed are aimed at keeping the thorny issue of Liberty Quarry before residents and city and county ...
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Latest study more smoke
North County Times, CA - Feb 24, 2007
Should Granite succeed in placing its proposed "Liberty Quarry" one ridge away from the expansive reserve, the mining operation will be detrimental to the ...
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Study: Quarry would bring big benefits
North County Times, CA - Feb 19, 2007
... John Husing -- and cited it as yet another piece of evidence that its proposed Liberty Quarry would improve the quality of life in the Temecula area. ...
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Rally against Liberty Quarry planned
Valley News Network, CA - Feb 17, 2007
Organizers are planning a living sign that reads âNo Quarry!â More than 1000 people are needed to spell out those words at 1:30 pm on Sunday, March 18, ...
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Schwarzenegger MIA On Liberty Quarry
California Chronicle, CA - Feb 14, 2007
Liberty Quarry will be one of the largest open surface mines in United States and will border North San Diego County and will be located on the southwest ...
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XTERRA Mission Gorge Trail Run
San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Feb 11, 2007
The 15K race begins at 8 am, followed by the 5K at 8:30 am Both course wind through Mission Trails Regional Park's rugged terrain. ...
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Two People Displaced By Early Morning Fire
KFMB, CA - 23 hours ago
An early morning fire that broke out near Mission Trails Regional Park is now extinguished. The blaze happened at around 4:45 Wednesday morning in the 6700 ...
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Mountain Lion program planned
North County Times, CA - 8 hours ago
Rahn, so intricately involved in the fate of San Diego State University's Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, will share his information and answer ...
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Schwarzenegger MIA On Liberty Quarry
Bay Area Indymedia, CA - Jan 31, 2007
Liberty Quarry will be one of the largest open surface mines in United States and will border North San Diego County and will be located on the southwest ...
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Temecula may use annexation to slow mine
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Jan 24, 2007
During Tuesday's council hearing, Matt Rahn, who heads SDSUs field stations program, praised a possible annexation and said the reserve would welcome closer ...
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Mission Trails Regional Park
Navy Compass, CA - Jan 19, 2007
In a city that thrives on culture and urban entertainment, Mission Trails Regional Park presents an enticing change of scenery. ...
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Temecula to consider annexing quarry site
North County Times, CA - 10 hours ago
TEMECULA ---- The Temecula City Council has yet to take a public, unified stance on the proposed Liberty Quarry, but actions sometimes speak louder than ...
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Reserve offers educational hike
Valley News Network, CA - Jan 12, 2007
The Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve (SMER), located between Temecula and Fallbrook, will be holding a docent-led educational tour on Saturday, ...
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Quarry will be a poor legacy
North County Times, CA - 11 hours ago
We all have a need to know about the proposed project by Granite Construction of Liberty Quarry in our neighborhood. ...
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A tale of two governments
North County Times, CA - Dec 19, 2006
Because Granite Construction has funded all kinds of money for advertising and political contributions to gain favor for Liberty Quarry, the city has been ...
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Council to fund its own study
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Dec 13, 2006
... "We welcome it," Gary Johnson, a spokesman for the Liberty Quarry development plan, said in a Tuesday afternoon telephone interview. ...
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Overflow crowd fills mine forum
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Dec 6, 2006
... there won't be any impact, but that's up to the county when they review the project," said Gary Johnson, a spokesman for the Liberty Quarry development plan. ...
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Sensitive Habitat
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - 16 hours ago
... the future. "We really are trying to work with them," said Karie Strawn, a spokeswoman for the Liberty Quarry development plan. "We ...
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Property rights go both ways
North County Times, CA - Nov 30, 2006
... Californian, three state assemblymen continued the torrent of spin we're getting from Granite Construction urging our support for the proposed Liberty Quarry. ...
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Mission Trails guide provides eye to the sky
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Nov 27, 2006
... The next celestial viewing hosted by George Varga in Mission Trails Regional Park will be from 5 to 8 pm Dec. 16 at the Kumeyaay Campground. ...
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Rainbow residents plan meeting to discuss quarry
North County Times, CA - Nov 25, 2006
... Against The Quarry, the 7 pm meeting at the Rainbow Grange Hall will allow local residents to listen to the details of the proposed Liberty Quarry as presented ...
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Voters pick 7 in Rainbow Planning race
North County Times, CA - Nov 8, 2006
... Key issues the group has been watching include the proposed Liberty Quarry, a 155-acre project that would just inside Riverside County, west of I-15 and near ...
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Rainbow Community Planning Group
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 5 hours ago
... 2. Provide strong opposition to the proposed Liberty Quarry immediately adjacent to the Rainbow community which will have drastic and long term adverse impact ...
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Good intentions not enough
North County Times, CA - Nov 1, 2006
... Stewart said he's waiting for the environmental reports to reach an opinion on the proposed Liberty Quarry just south of Temecula. ...
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Where to go, what to do
San Diego CityBEAT, CA - Nov 1, 2006
... 11. *ASSOCIATED FINE ARTISTS at the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitors and Interpretive Center, One Father Serra Trail, Mission Valley, 619-562-5791. ...
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San Diego Union Tribune | A quarry quandary
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Oct 22, 2006
... The Liberty Quarry is designed to feed the region's seemingly endless appetite for rock that's used to build roads and foundations. ...
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Councilmen listened when it counted
North County Times, CA - 8 hours ago
... approved. Once again, concerned citizens groups opposing the Liberty Quarry project met with Mayor Roberts and Councilman Comerchero. ...
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Work at preserve at risk
North County Times, CA - Sep 30, 2006
... the Southwest United States. The answer to his question has a nexus to the proposed Liberty Quarry. Spy satellites can supposedly ...
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Champion for mountain lions
Valley News Network, CA - Sep 29, 2006
... There is one corridor between the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve and the Pechanga Reservation, where a proposed rock quarry is undergoing an environmental ...
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Trashing the border
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Sep 26, 2006
... Vegetation prevents sediment from tumbling down the hills along the border into the 2,500-acre Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. ...
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Itâs still fire season!
Village News Network, CA - Sep 22, 2006
... in mind, the Fallbrook Fire Safe Council partnered with SDSU on a project testing experimental fire sensors at SDSUâs Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve in ...
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Stewart Alexander: Liberty Quarry vs. Reason
Bay Area Indymedia, CA - Sep 4, 2006
... for California Lieutenant Governor, says, âMy campaign is concerned with two main issues; ending the Iraq War and recruiting for the war on Liberty Quarry ...
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Car fire starts small blaze in brush
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Aug 24, 2006
SANTEE â A car fire spread to a brushy area early Thursday morning near Mission Trails Regional Park. Firefighters were called ...
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NO to the quarry
Village News Network, CA - Aug 18, 2006
... San Diego State University owns 4,300 acres of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve and has a 42-year-old history of scientific study which could be ...
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Citizens speak out against quarry
Village News Network, CA - Jul 28, 2006
... The Liberty quarry site is adjacent to San Diego State Universityâs 4,344 acre Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve considered a key corridor for wildlife ...
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Quality of life is deteriorating rapidly
Village News Network, CA - Jun 29, 2006
... trying to permit one of the largest open pit granite mines in the country on our northern border directly adjacent to the Santa Margarita Ecological Preserve. ...
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Quarry will destroy Temecula
North County Times, CA - Jun 20, 2006
... If you haven't had the opportunity to visit the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve yet, make some time to explore this extraordinary treasure we are lucky ...
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Ecological Reserve Benefits from Hybrid SUV
SDSUniverse, CA - 6 minutes ago
After one year of using the hybrid Ford Escape sport utility vehicle in and around the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, Matt Rahn and his team of ...
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Water Authority continues to assess pipeline repairs
San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription), CA - May 23, 2006
... reported on Tuesday it is continuing to assess repairs needed on Pipeline 3, an untreated water pipeline that failed May 16 in Mission Trails Regional Park. ...
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Where to go, what to do this week
San Diego CityBEAT, CA - May 16, 2006
... OUTSIDE SAN DIEGO at the Visitors Center of Mission Trails Regional Park, One Father Junipero Serra Trail, Mission Valley, 619-668-3275. ...
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Crowd comes out in Temecula against quarry
Like knights ready to engage in battle to defend their king's realm, opponents of a quarry south of Temecula came out in force Sunday.
About 1,000 people showed up for a protest parade to demonstrate that they have the requisite mettle to fight for their cherished way of life, which they believe is threatened by the project.
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Residents march against proposed gravel mine
A decision about a proposed gravel mine south of Temecula may rest with Riverside County officials. But on Sunday, area residents made sure their voices were heard.
Led by a marching band and two Temecula council members, about 1,000 people marched a half mile to a rally against the proposed quarry.
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Voice of San Diego | The Border's Pending Fight
Voice of San Diego, CA - May 4, 2006
... authority to brush aside laws that had prevented the federal government from building a similar barrier in the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve ...
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Southwest Riverside County Community News
North County Times, CA - May 2, 2006
... Matt Rahn, director of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, will discuss environmental effects of an open pit mine and SOS-Hills founder Bobbe Wilder will ...
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Benefit concert set for Santa Margarita Foundation
Village News Network, CA - Apr 28, 2006
... mobilizing to fight the efforts of Granite Construction Corporation to site the proposed âLiberty Quarryâ adjacent to the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve ...
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Fighting ecophobia along the border
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Apr 18, 2006
... Avengers, as she calls them, will work to restore a sub-watershed that begins in Mexico and empties into the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve ...
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Quite a View from Mission Trails
Voice of San Diego, CA - Mar 23, 2006
... be duped by their inexperience -- once you've looked at the city you know from the summit of North Fortuna mountain in Mission Trails Regional Park, it's hard ...
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Conservation Corps offers outdoor jobs
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Mar 16, 2006
... said. Local projects include working at Torrey Pines State Reserve, Cabrillo National Monument and Mission Trails Regional Park. ...
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