FSP in the News: Press Clips

Field Stations In the News
TEMECULA: Anti-quarry rally draws 2500
North County Times, CA - May 5, 2008
Photo 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 ...
Community's charms keep residents rooted
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - May 3, 2008
For instance, Mission Trails Regional Park, which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, and Casey's Place, a privately run, nonprofit youth ...
Temecula's annexation plan meets resistance
Press-Enterprise, CA - May 2, 2008
The land includes the 414-acre site of Liberty Quarry. The quarry's developer, Granite Construction, wants to mine tiny rocks called aggregate over a ...
Liberty Quarry assailed, defended at forum
Village News Network, CA - May 1, 2008
The 414-acre tract at the heart of the proposed annexation area – a bowl-shaped area known as the Liberty Quarry site – is ground zero of a long-running war ...
Quarry faces rocky fight
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Apr 27, 2008
At 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 ...
Sierra Club subchapter provides a boost for Temecula Valley
Press-Enterprise, CA - Apr 26, 2008
The biggest issue on the minds of many local environmentalists is Liberty Quarry. The gravel mine planned for the foothills southwest of Temecula is ...
I t ’sforthe B irds
Navy Compass, CA - 9 hours ago
About the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve is a partnership between the Federal ...
Forum held to discuss blasting
Village News Network, CA - Apr 24, 2008
That 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 ...
City seeks to be stop for lovers of nature
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Apr 24, 2008
In California, 90 percent of the coastal wetlands have been lost to development, but the 2500-acre Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve remains ...
Technology helps researchers at Santa Margarita Ecological Preserve
Press-Enterprise, CA - Apr 23, 2008
By JEFF HORSEMAN Inside the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, 13 cameras show footage of wildlife and changes to their habitat. ...

SDSUniverse
Watershed Moment
SDSUniverse, 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. ...
SDSU To Monitor and Improve Health of San Diego River
XETV FOX6 San Diego, CA - Apr 18, 2008
Matt Rahn, interim executive director of SDSU's field station programs and manager of the Santa Margarita reserve, works on a reserve research project. ...
Partnership To Monitor SD River Announced
KGTV, 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. ...

San Diego Union Tribune
San Diego River at 'turning point'
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 3 hours ago
We hope to establish a brand-new model for how we manage and monitor the watershed,” said Matt Rahn, director of the Field Stations Program at San Diego ...
There's no quit in his lifelong efforts to serve, conserve
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Apr 17, 2008
The crowning glory of his many conservation efforts was the establishment of the 2513-acre Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve in 1980. ...
Temecula under fire by quarry owners over annexation plan
Village News Network, CA - 15 hours ago
He called the proposed Santa Margarita Canyon annexation “a blatant attempt” by the city to thwart the Liberty Quarry mine plan. ...
TEMECULA: Quarry and city continue to quarrel over purpose of ... North County Times
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SDSU's black and red turns a little greener
Daily 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. ...
TEMECULA: Quarry and city continue to quarrel over purpose of ...
North County Times, CA - Apr 7, 2008
The site for what Granite calls Liberty Quarry was classified by the state Mining and Geology Board in June as a significant mineral resource. ...
TEMECULA: Doctors say quarry is a prescription for trouble
North County Times, CA - Mar 26, 2008
He said he believes the proposed Liberty Quarry will increase air pollution, as silica dust will be carried by the prevailing winds directly into the ...
Group of physicians oppose quarry, cite health concerns Press-Enterprise
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Group of physicians oppose quarry, cite health concerns
Press-Enterprise, CA - Mar 26, 2008
... more diesel truck traffic, cause noise and light pollution, lower property values and harm research at the adjacent Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. ...
Networks for Science and Society
Dr. Dobb's Journal, CA - Mar 12, 2008
From there, we went on to implementing and connecting additional environmental sensors such as the San Diego State University Santa Margarita Ecological ...
Release of environmental report moves along Temecula annexation
Press-Enterprise, CA - Feb 22, 2008
The barren land includes the 414-acre site of the proposed Liberty Quarry and the 4344-acre Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. In March, Temecula's City ...
Critical review of annexation on tap
North County Times, CA - 8 hours ago
Since the proposal for Liberty Quarry was unveiled in 2005, it has encountered a groundswell of opposition in Temecula and the neighboring community of ...

Village News Network
Temecula races to annex quarry land
Village News Network, CA - 15 hours ago
The piece of land borders Temecula to its north and, to its west, the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, which critics say will be negatively impacted by ...
Q&A: Clay Phillips, Tijuana Estuary
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Feb 9, 2008
La Mesa resident Clay Phillips, 53, is a superintendent for California State Parks and manager of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, ...

Village News Network
Opponents of quarry emphasize issues to residents
Village News Network, CA - Feb 4, 2008
The illuminated signs notified residents of the Rainbow Against The Liberty Quarry Meeting, being held at the Fallbrook Public Utility District. ...
Liberty quarry meeting draws full house
North County Times, CA - Feb 1, 2008
In September, the Fallbrook Planning Group voted to form a committee to investigate the potential effects the Liberty Quarry would have on Fallbrook ...
Wireless Science
Living on the Earth, MA - Jan 19, 2008
KUMAGAI: Hans Werner Braun picks his way along a bramble-covered path at the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve in San Diego County, California. ...

San Diego Union Tribune
Making painful cuts
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 4 hours ago
Schwarzenegger told a crowd at Mission Trails Regional Park. “The system has driven us to that stage that we have to make these cuts because we can't grab ...
Governor visits SD to explain budget reform plans San Diego Union Tribune
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Governor To Visit Mission Trails
NBC Sandiego.com, CA - 23 hours ago
... discussion with Mayor Jerry Sanders and other local elected officials at a meeting at 10 am at the visitor center at Mission Trails Regional Park. ...
Gov. Schwarzenegger, Mayor Sanders Meet to Discuss Proposed Budget XETV FOX6 San Diego
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Temecula quarry developers hold tours to dig up support
Press-Enterprise, CA - Jan 2, 2008
Granite spokeswoman Karie Reuther said Liberty Quarry is not the environmental villain portrayed by critics. After taking the tour, "The most common ...
Mix of good news and difficulties expected in 2008
North County Times, CA - Dec 31, 2007
Well-organized opposition groups in Temecula, Rainbow and Fallbrook are lining up for a long fight with Granite Construction over its Liberty quarry ...

San Diego Union Tribune
Brush removal was brushed off
San 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. ...
Outdoors report: A lakes review
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Dec 29, 2007
Centerpiece of the Mission Trails Regional Park, with Cowles Mountain overlooking it. Lots of hiking opportunities nearby. San Vicente – Enjoy this lake ...
Friends of Lake Murray December 2007
Mission Times Courier, CA - Dec 22, 2007
On Sunday, November 18th, 120 church members participated in projects including Mission Trails Regional Park trail clearing, San Carlos Fire station had ...

San Diego Union Tribune
TAKE A HIKE: Kwaay Paay Peak
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Dec 21, 2007
Kwaay 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 ...

Discharge from new sewage plants feared
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Dec 12, 2007
If nothing is done, it will cross into the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, a federally protected wetland. ...

fall colors - fine art exhibition at mission trails visitor center
Mission Times Courier, CA - Nov 21, 2007
(mission times courier, san diego, ca) the mission trails regional park foundation is pleased to present "fall colors" an exhibition of fine art by the ...

governor signs four kehoe bills into law
Mission Times Courier, CA - Nov 21, 2007
the protected parcels include 3365 acres in mission trails regional park, urban canyons in bankers hill, kensington-talmadge, and mid-city, and land in rose ...

SD County fires not threatening Temecula, fire officials say
North County Times, CA - Oct 24, 2007
Stand by for more information " " Are there any news, update on the condition of The Rice Canyon Fire below Santa Margarita Ecological Preserve and De Luz? ...

California Wildfires - Wednesday Morning Updates - Status Reports
Imperial Valley News, CA - Oct 24, 2007
Evacuations are in progress for the communities of Deluz, Tenaja, Temecula and Temecula, as well as the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. ...

San Diego Union Tribune

Baja's burden
San 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.

Temecula running out of land
Press-Enterprise, CA - Oct 19, 2007
Temecula is looking into annexing land to its south containing the site for the proposed Liberty Quarry, which is opposed by some residents. ...

Planning group forms committee to examine Liberty quarry
North County Times, CA - Oct 16, 2007
It was the first official step for the community's land use panel in investigating the proposed 155-acre Liberty quarry, which initially it declined to ...

San Diego Union Tribune

Busy Murray offers destination for all
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Oct 13, 2007
It's the jewel of the 5100-acre Mission Trails Regional Park and nestled between the communities of Del Cerro, San Carlos and the city of La Mesa. ...

Billabong Wildcoast Dempsey Holder Ocean Fest big hit
Global Surf News - Oct 8, 2007
This year, the Dempsey helped raise funds for a WiLDCOAST project to be carried out in partnership with the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research ...

Something in the Water
SDSUniverse, CA - Oct 8, 2007
The scientists providing the demonstration, including John Kim and Pablo Bryant of SDSU Field Stations Program, cited San Diego Port Commissioner Robert ...

Temecula won't hear blasting, quarry study says
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Oct 2, 2007
Another recent study finds Liberty Quarry wouldn't cause a significant increase in air pollution from rock particles. Quarry opponents said they were ...

FCPG to request county’s help regarding quarry
Village News Network, CA - 17 hours ago
Two 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, ...

Mayor supports Kehoe open-space bill
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Sep 19, 2007
Christine 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. ...

Liberty quarry discussion anti-climactic
North County Times, CA - Sep 18, 2007
Granite Construction, the company behind the Liberty quarry proposal, has said the quarry will not impact those living in Fallbrook. ...

Freeway bridges could aid wildlife
North County Times, CA - Aug 30, 2007
Matt Rahn, director of the university's field station programs, including nearby Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, said scientists hope to unveil a plan ...

Pipe work starts blaze that destroys home
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Aug 20, 2007
The 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 ...

Tijuana Estuary Celebrates 25 Years
KPBS, CA - Aug 16, 2007
The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve celebrates its 25th anniversary today. The reserve sits on a wildlife refuge bordering Imperial Beach ...

Judge to weigh issues in Rincon tribe's lawsuit
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Aug 14, 2007
Visitors can learn about the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research's work to protect and enhance the area and how they can get involved. ...

Ragland exhibits painting in support of Santa Margarita River
Village News Network, CA - 14 hours ago
Ragland is donating the work to the cause of opposing the Granite Construction Company’s proposed Liberty Quarry; the piece will be auctioned off to the ...
Brush fire in Mission Trails
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Aug 1, 2007
Firefighters are trying to get a handle on a blaze that has burned about 50 acres in the brush of Mission Trails Regional Park. The fire was reported about ...
Fire Mission Trails Park San Diego Headline News
Cowles Mountain brush fire chars 60 acres San Diego Union Tribune
Fire burns through popular San Diego hiking area KSBY
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Environmental concerns concerns weigh against aggregate needs
Valley News Network, CA - Jul 20, 2007
It makes them wonder aloud how Riverside County can be this far along in the approval process of Liberty Quarry, a 1000-foot-deep, one-mile-long quarry that ...
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 ...
Board of Geology supports mining near Temecula
Valley News Network, CA - Jun 29, 2007
Under the city’s jurisdiction, the site would be added to the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, which would border the quarry site. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 “define” the entrance ...
Ms. Frizzle™ Visits Mission Trails Regional Park
Mission Times Courier, CA - Jun 4, 2007
In a beautiful outdoor amphitheater with splendid views of the peaks and valleys of Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP), dozens of families chatted and ...
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 ...
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, ...

The Epoch Times Ireland
Families Come to Enjoy Mission Trails
The Epoch Times Ireland, Ireland - 6 hours ago
SAN DIEGO─Mission Trails Regional Park is a reminder of the native heritage of San Diego. The beautiful San Diego River runs through the park and its hills ...
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. ...
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. ...
Rainbow rejects water tap to proposed quarry
San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Apr 25, 2007
The Liberty Quarry would be one of the largest open-pit mines in the state covering 155 acres. The quarry needs water for dust control, making concrete and ...
I-15 corridor destined for increased traffic Village News Network
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Exploring Fallbrook’s Santa Margarita River Preserve
Village News Network, CA - 14 hours ago
The gorge is protected by the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve and has survived quite well despite suburbia exploding around it and numerous attempts to ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
‘No Quarry’ 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 – made from their bodies. ...
Opponents of planned mine hold rally at Temecula park
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Mar 18, 2007
Johnson said shortages of gravel and other construction materials have created "a severe crisis" and the proposed Liberty Quarry and similar mine projects ...
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San Diego CityBEAT, CA - 18 hours ago
VOLUNTEER AT THE TIJUANA ESTUARY at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, 619-575-3613. ...
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. ...
Temecula moves in on quarry: Council OK's the initiation of ...
North County Times, CA - Mar 6, 2007
Since the proposal for Liberty Quarry was unveiled in 2005, it has encountered a groundswell of opposition in Rainbow and Temecula. ...
Temecula begins process to annex quarry land Press-Enterprise (subscription)
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Plans for Rosemary's Mountain quarry grinding along
North County Times, CA - Mar 4, 2007
Granite Construction, with its controversial proposal to build Liberty Quarry in neighboring Riverside County, is also developing the Rosemary's Mountain ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...

San Diego Union Tribune
Giving back to Mission Trails Regional Park
San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Feb 18, 2007
... Mike Higgins grabbed piles of cut coastal sage and grass and spread them on bare soil to help prevent erosion in a Mission Trails Regional Park meadow. ...
Rally against Liberty Quarry planned
Valley News Network, CA - Feb 17, 2007
Organizers are planning a living sign that reads “No Quarry!” More than 1000 people are needed to spell out those words at 1:30 pm on Sunday, March 18, ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
City of Temecula may block quarry
Village News Network, CA - 20 hours ago
“I didn’t think that the tour given by Liberty Quarry could be impartial,” said Washington. He then called for City Manager Shawn Nelson to arrange ...
Granite Construction gives tours of proposed quarry to residents Village News Network
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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 ...
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 ...
Temecula to pursue annexation study
North County Times, CA - Jan 23, 2007
He said the Liberty Quarry would infuse the county with more than $300 million in sales tax revenues during the 75-year life of the mine. ...
Temecula may use annexation to slow mine Press-Enterprise (subscription)
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SDSU official leads a tour of proposed quarry area
North County Times, CA - Jan 20, 2007
Granite Construction said that it is offering its own tours of a hilltop site near Rainbow where Liberty Quarry would be built. The next tour is Feb. ...
Annexing quarry land right move for Temecula
North County Times, CA - Jan 19, 2007
The intention here was to withhold any comment regarding the proposed Liberty Quarry until the environmental impact had been assessed. ...
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. ...
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 ...
2007 Xterra Trail Run Championship Kicks off in San Diego
Florida Sports, FL - 18 hours ago
The race is held at Mission Trails Regional Park – only 10 miles from Downtown San Diego it’sa perfect escape from the urban hustle and bustle. ...
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, ...
Resolve to make a difference
North County Times, CA - Jan 10, 2007
She recommends taking one of the walking tours of the Santa Margarita Ecological Preserve, held twice a month, as a good start in becoming informed about ...
Rainbow residents to meet over Liberty Quarry proposal North County Times
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Rainbow residents to meet over Liberty Quarry proposal
North County Times, CA - Jan 9, 2007
RAINBOW --- Another informational meeting about the controversial Liberty Quarry, proposed for 311 acres slightly north of the San Diego-Riverside county ...
Resolve to make a difference North County Times
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Granite Construction quarry draws ground swell of opinions
Aggregate Research Industries, CO - Dec 31, 2006
Granite Construction Co. plans to operate the mine, which it has dubbed "Liberty Quarry," on a 311-acre site just west of Interstate 15 and just north of ...
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. ...
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 ...
Council OKs $41K for consultants to review Granite Construction 's ...
Aggregate Research Industries, CO - Dec 13, 2006
That acreage is adjacent to the eastern border of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, which has protected habitat for research and education on Southern ...
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. ...
Temecula wants independent review of quarry; Council OKs $41K for ...
North County Times, CA - Dec 12, 2006
TEMECULA -- With $500,000 already set aside for issues related to the proposed Liberty Quarry, the City Council decided Tuesday to use more than $40,000 to ...
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. ...
Liberty Quarry rally draws large crowd at Rainbow
North County Times, CA - Dec 5, 2006
... Rainbow Valley Grange Building and spilled outside into the adjacent parking lot for a rally and presentation on the controversial Liberty Quarry, proposed to ...
Overflow crowd fills mine forum Press-Enterprise (subscription)
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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 ...
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. ...
BALBOA PARK & GALLERY GUIDE So much art, so little time
San Diego CityBEAT, CA - Nov 29, 2006
... Through Dec. 12: Sweet Nothings, paintings by Pamela Jaeger. MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK, 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, 619-668-3280. Through Dec. ...
Quarry 'facts' misleading at best
North County Times, CA - Nov 28, 2006
... Russ Bogh and Ray Haynes, who represent Riverside County in the state Assembly, strongly supported Granite Construction's proposed Liberty Quarry project to be ...
Property rights go both ways North County Times
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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. ...
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 ...
ONLINE CALENDAR Balboa Park, ongoing events, workshops and more
San Diego CityBEAT, CA - 20 hours ago
... installation by Jeffrey Clark. MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK, 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, 619-668-3280. Through Dec. 15: The Associated ...
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 ...
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 ...
ONLINE CALENDAR Balboa Park, gallery and museum listings, ongoing ...
San Diego CityBEAT, CA - 18 hours ago
... installation by Jeffrey Clark. MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK, 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, 619-668-3280. Through Dec. 15: The Associated ...
Where to go, what to do San Diego CityBEAT
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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. ...
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. ...

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. ...
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. ...
About 200 volunteers expected to participate in annual cleanup of ...
North County Times, CA - Oct 4, 2006
... The event will be launched from three staging areas: The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Visitor Center, the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Focus of cross-border agreement is cleanup of canyon in Tijuana
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 4 hours ago
... was more focused on Los Laureles Canyon, said Oscar Romo, coastal training program coordinator with the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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. ...
It’s 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 SDSU’s Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve in ...
Stewart Alexander: Liberty Quarry vs. Reason
Bay Area Indymedia, CA - Sep 4, 2006
... for California Lieutenant Governor, says, “My campaign is concerned with two main issues; ending the Iraq War and recruiting for the war on Liberty Quarry ...
Car fire starts small blaze in brush
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Aug 24, 2006
SANTEE – A car fire spread to a brushy area early Thursday morning near Mission Trails Regional Park. Firefighters were called ...
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 ...

Voice of San Diego
A Better Tijuana, One Home at a Time
Voice of San Diego, CA - Jul 31, 2006
... He is now 58, showing gray around his temples, and working as the coastal training program coordinator for the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve ...
Quarry report uses junk science
North County Times, CA - Jul 29, 2006
Granite Construction released an air emissions draft report at the beginning of the week and I toured the 4,500-acre Santa Margarita Ecological Preserve the ...
Citizens speak out against quarry Village News Network
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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 University’s 4,344 acre Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve considered a key corridor for wildlife ...

Mongabay.com
Multispecies Conservation Plans Have Scientific Flaws
Mongabay.com - Jul 21, 2006
... study suggests that changes are needed to achieve full conservation potential," said Matt Rahn, lead researcher and SDSU's director of field station programs. ...

San Diego Union Tribune
Helping species that may not be there
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 19 hours ago
... Some plans “appear to simply pay lip service to meaningful species protection,” said lead author Matt Rahn, SDSU's director of field station programs. ...
Study Finds Many Multispecies Conservation Plans Lack Sound ...
UC Davis, CA - Jul 14, 2006
... study suggests that changes are needed to achieve full conservation potential," said Matt Rahn, lead researcher and SDSU's director of field station programs. ...

San Diego Union Tribune
Brush fire causes gridlock as I-15 shuts down
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jul 1, 2006
... The Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, less than two miles west of the freeway, remained threatened by the fire last evening, CDF spokeswoman Becky Luther said ...

San Diego Union Tribune
Wildfire Burns Away From Temecula
Los Angeles Times, CA - 15 hours ago
A wildfire that has charred 180 acres near Temecula jumped Interstate 15 Friday afternoon and could threaten the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve but not ...
Brush fire causes gridlock as I-15 shuts down San Diego Union Tribune
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Art and nature – a perfect partnership in Fallbrook
Village News Network, CA - Jun 29, 2006
... This joint venture between the FLC, the FVA and San Diego State University’s Santa Margarita Ecological Preserve has created a wonderful park featuring ...
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. ...
Acoustic musicians raise their voices to halt mine plans
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 22 hours ago
... The reserve is home to 70 research projects, including San Diego State University's field station programs, which use wireless sensors to report on air quality ...
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 ...
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 ...
Prospects for Carbon Sequestration in Chaparral Ecosystems
CO2 Science Magazine, AZ - May 30, 2006
... In a study germane to these many claims, the authors describe how they "sampled soils in a chaparral ecosystem [at the Sky Oaks Biological Field Station near ...
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. ...
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. ...
Protestors hit asphalt in united front to say ‘move on’ to ...
Valley News Network, CA - May 12, 2006
... values; the close proximity of the quarry to environmentally sensitive area of the Santa Margarita River and the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, which is ...
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.

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.

Riverside County Community News: Dance company honored
North County Times, CA - May 5, 2006
... Matt Rahn, director of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, will discuss the environmental effects of an open pit mine and SOS-Hills founder Bobbe Wilder ...

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 ...
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 ...
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 “Liberty Quarry” adjacent to the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Carbon Sequestration in Soil Supporting Chaparral Vegetation
CO2 Science Magazine, AZ - Mar 14, 2006
At the Sky Oaks CO2 enrichment site of San Diego State University (California, USA), which is located in chaparral vegetation dominated by chemise (Adenostoma ...
Community Briefs
North County Times - Nov 24, 2005
Successful Science, Failed Communications: The Challenge of Conservation
SDSUniverse - Nov 14, 2005
Air violations raise questions about quarry operator
North County Times - Oct 1, 2005