☀️ Summer starts at the Conservancy! Join us for events in the watershed this June:
🌄 Welcome to the Watershed Hike Series
Sat, June 6 | 9 a.m.–12 p.m. | Elfin Acres at Keithley Preserve
Explore one of our newest preserves on a guided walk and talk. Once an RV campground and nearly lost to development, Elfin Acres is now permanently protected. Learn about its unique history and ongoing habitat restoration efforts.
🧘♀️ Connect to Nature: Guided Hike + Gentle Yoga
Fri, June 12 & Sat, June 20 | 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m. | Mountain Meadow Preserve
Enjoy an interpretive hike and gentle yoga in nature. 🌳 June 12 only: Stay for a special performance by Dryad, featuring vocal harmonies, classical guitar, and flutes crafted from tree branches. ✨ Ages 16+. Generously funded by the
🌿 Shrub Club Volunteer Day
Sat, June 13 | 9 a.m.–12 p.m. | Elfin Acres at Keithley Preserve
Help restore one of our newest preserves by removing non-native plants and debris while connecting with fellow conservation-minded volunteers.
✨ New for Ages 55+
Wellness in the Watershed
Sat, June 27 | 9 a.m.–11 a.m. | Mountain Meadow Preserve
Part two of our four-part wellness series featuring breathwork, guided meditation, and mindful movement with Mandy McGaugh. Generously funded by the
All events are free but advance registration is required through Eventbrite.
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-escondido-creek-conservancy-35925539663
See you outdoors soon! 💚
The Escondido Creek Conservancy
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We are dedicated to the preservation & restoration of open space in the Escondido Creek watershed. 🌱🌎
We believe that everyone benefits by being part of nature, not apart from it. The Escondido Creek Conservancy exists to enhance the lives of people and wildlife in our Watershed and we do this by leading, educating, and advocating for our natural surroundings.
05/28/2026
🍽 What’s on the menu this Wildlife Wednesday? 🐍 Looks like these nestlings are in for a feast! 🐿
Not only are raptors fascinating to watch overhead, they also play an important role in keeping ecosystems balanced by naturally helping to manage rodent and snake populations. Did you know? Red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) can spot prey from hundreds of feet in the air using their incredibly sharp eyesight. 👀
🦅 Lucky for this family, dinner is served.
📸 Richard Murphy, Board President
05/23/2026
🎨 We are having so much fun partnering with EcoArts Kids and immersing more students in outdoor learning experiences at the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve Interpretive Center!
Through techniques like observational drawing, mindful nature exploration, leaf rubbing, airbrush, and mosaic-inspired art, students are engaging with the natural world through their own creative perspectives. This special enrichment class blends visual arts, environmental education, mindfulness, and place-based learning into a hands-on experience designed to inspire deeper curiosity and connection to nature. 🌿
Interested in getting your kids outdoors in a creative way this summer? There’s still time to register for EcoArts Kids Summer Camps at the Interpretive Center! Learn more at ecoartskids.com. ✨
05/23/2026
Our yoga and guided hike program has a fun, musical twist coming up on Friday, June 12th!🎸🧘🏽 Sign-up on our Eventbrite and bring a friend!
Jon & Sabine of Dryad will be joining us to perform their show “Dryad - A Musical Conversation With The Spirit Of A Tree.” 🌳🎵
📅: Friday, June 12th, 2026
⌚: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Dryad performs at 10:45 AM)
📍: The Escondido Creek Conservancy (27317 Mountain Meadow Road, Escondido, CA 92026)
🌻Attending for the whole program? Arrive at 9am.
🌻Attending for just yoga and the music? Arrive at 10am.
🌻Attending just to catch Dryad perform? Arrive at 10:30am.
See you there!
05/21/2026
🐝 The buzz is in: It’s World Bee Day! 🌼 Giving love on Wildlife Wednesday to these tiny pollinators doing big work in nature. From helping wildflowers bloom to supporting healthy ecosystems, bees truly keep the world a-buzzing. ✨
📸 Donna Leon, Nature Lover and Volunteer 💚
05/20/2026
🌿 Internship Opportunity: Marketing + Outreach Intern 🌿
Are you passionate about conservation, storytelling, and community impact? Join the Conservancy team as a Marketing + Outreach Intern and help share the story of protecting wild spaces across North San Diego County, from ridge to reef.
This hands-on internship offers valuable experience in nonprofit communications, marketing, outreach, content creation, and community engagement. Interns will work alongside conservation professionals while building real-world skills, strengthening their portfolio, and supporting meaningful projects that benefit local wildlife, lands, waterways, and communities.
✨ Flexible hybrid schedule (8–10 hours/week)
✨ Real-world nonprofit experience
✨ Portfolio-building opportunities
✨ Professional letters of recommendation
Interested candidates can email a cover letter and resume to: [email protected].
05/19/2026
🌿 Sometimes a quiet moment in nature can bring peace and perspective when we need it most. Fresh air, open space, a birdsong, and a slower pace. Breathe in, breathe out. Reset, repeat. 💚
1. View from Welcome to the Watershed hike
2. California Aster
3. Killdeer at San Elijo Lagoon
4. Pacific Chorus Frog
📸 Richard Murphy, Board President
🐾 It's Wildlife Wednesday and we are trying to maintain stamina through the week like these guys. 😅 Just two playful coyotes bringing you some midweek energy and fun! 🐾
📹 Preserve TrailCam
05/12/2026
Starting off the week with some rare wildflower magic: Orcutt’s brodiaea 💜
Our team has been spotting more of these delicate blossoms across parts of our preserves, and each burst of color feels like a special gift from nature. ✨ Orcutt’s brodiaea is native to Southern California grasslands, and encounters like these remind us just how important it is to continue protecting wild spaces and let biodiversity bloom. 🌱
📸 Richard Murphy, Board President
🌲Two members of our Education team attended AEOE's 2026 Statewide Conference at SCICON, the Outdoor School of Science and Conservation, this past weekend! Our minds of full of Outdoor Ed. inspiration, and our souls are full of beautiful views & nature from a weekend spent outdoors🦋☺️.
The conference was attended by hundreds of other Outdoor and Environmental Educattion Professionals just like us who bring amazing programs that connect students to nature across California! Thank you the California Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education - AEOE and partners for putting on a spectacular conference.🌱
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