The San Diego River Park Foundation is dedicated to creating a better quality of life for our community through the creation of a 52 mile river-long system and improving the health of this important waterway. Our programs, projects, and events are aimed at connecting people to the San Diego River and empowering the community to steward and celebrate our historic River.
It works to create opportunities for the emotional connections to the River that allow the sense of wonder to come alive, forge lifelong love of the outdoors, and foster stewardship of the River. We do this through offering programs at a variety of sites and times throughout the years. We specialize in site-based learning experiences, especially those designed for students K – 8th grade.
We work to create the river-long San Diego River Park system, an emerald ribbon strung with pristine open space, welcoming and safe trails, vibrant history, and thriving wildlife for the community to experience and enjoy. We do this through targeted land acquisitions, advocacy, special projects, and other efforts. We strive to collaborate with a variety partners including by serving as the founder and chair of the San Diego River Coalition.
We work to conserve the San Diego River’s ecological, cultural and recreational resources through long-term stewardship of the land, water, and wildlife. We do this through volunteer stewardship programs, land management, monitoring and research.