You Did It! We raised the funds
to complete the 156 Acre
Peutz Creek Preserve Acquisition!
Location: Chocolate and Peutz Creeks in Alpine
Value: Vital Wildlife linkage to the San Diego River
Wildlife: Ring tailed cats, deer, birds and much more!
Other Values: Incredible views, trail opportunities, plants and watershed protection
Click here for more details
 
Project: 156 Acres Peutz Valley, Alpine at El Capitan Reservoir
To see more photos, click here to go to our Facebook photo album.
This 156 acre acquisition is three different parcels from two owners.
San Diego River Park Foundation Project Partners and Supporters
TO DATE, MORE THAN $1 MILLION HAS BEEN RAISED THROUGH DONATIONS AND GRANTS!
Thank you to the more than 100 donors who helped conserve this land.
Take Action - Donate Now to our Conservation Acquisition Fund
Donate Online
Donate by mail - click here for printable form
Some employers will match their employees donations!
If this applies to you, please don't forget to check with the appropriate people. Thanks! |
The San Diego River Park Foundation has been awarded a $1.1 million land acquisition and restoration grant by the State of California, Department of Water Resources from Proposition 50 funds.
This provides nearly $900,000 for acquisition of conservation lands which have been identified as a high priority by the River Park Foundation. We have worked with the Back Country Land Trust who was awarded a $350,000 grant toward this initiative.
The Prop 50 funds can be used in areas A, B, and C on the map below. |
THANK YOU
ACQUISITION FUND DONORS!
(list will be updated soon!)
Allied Climbers of San Diego
(2nd Donation!)
Cathy Potter
Marc Reynolds: a supporter of SDMBA
Howard Lange
Burnett Family Charitable Foundation
Karen & Jim Hodson
Heller Foundation of San Diego
Cheryl Friday
Raydene & Peter St. Clair
Kalen Arreola
Cindy Collins
Lea and Betsy Rudee
Barbara and John Palan
Allied Climbers of San Diego
Back Country Land Trust
San Diego Fly Fishers
North County Group, San Diego Chapter of the Sierra Club
San Diego Mountain Biking Association (2 donations!)
Elizabeth Giffen
Dr. Phil Pryde
Ruth Hayward
BD Biosciences
Bruce Murray
Donald Hill
Rob Hutsel
Gary DeBusschere
Clark Management Company
Sylvia Herman
Robert Carr
Jim Christian
Steven Higgins
Lana Fayman
Stephen Haase
Glenn Goryl
Roberta Froome
Anonymous (several)
Ann & Michael Sixtus
Anonymous in recognition of
Linda D. King
Nora Jean Smith
Gloria Satterwhite
Dan Silver
Katharyn Morgan
Kathy & Rex Wharburton
David Hollander
Zarohin Razak
Marc & Leslie Beauchamp
John & Frances Del Santo
Joel & Nadine Kalmonson
Jaime Ortiz
Jim & Cathy Potter
Rebecca Reid
Dan Conaty
Carrie Schneider
Annette Goff
Kellyn Sanderson
The Clint & Kim Williams Family
Mark Hammer
Igor Sfiligoi
Gary Stephany
Mark Stadler
Linda Harshberger
Tricia Campbell
Donna Steele
Chip Owen
A donation in the name of
Jim and Megan
McCullough
Don Steele
Jerry Parker
Todd Ruth
Virginia Hammer
Andrea Tull
Scott Wahl
Jean Kaiwi
Nancy Smith
Kathy Farrelly
Timothy Jara
The Szabo Family
Rhonda Schwartz
Erika Cayton
Karen Begin
Jim & Barbara Peugh
Everyone who attended our Nov. 17th event and Blind Lady Ale House
If we made an error on this list, please let us know so we can correct it. email |
About the Grant:
The grant was awarded to The San Diego River Park Foundation to acquire lands which help to improve water quality in El Capitan Reservoir, our region's largest potable water reservoir, as well as to provide community and wildlife benefits.
This is where you come in!
Working with this grant requires raising a matching local share for the project as well as funds to offset costs not reimbursed by the grant, such as financing and other transaction costs.
So this is where you can help! Your donation is essential to making this conservation project succeed!
Presentations Available
If you have a group and would like to have a presentation or learn more about this effort, contact Elizabeth at SDRPF.
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Other Conservation Areas:
The River Park Foundation has identified a total of 5 conservation priority areas as part of our Save the Source Initiative. Our goal is to conserve 80% of the lands within these areas. We work with landowners to acquire their property through purchase or donation toward these goals. We will also work with landowners outside of these focus areas, which are still within the San Diego River Watershed.
If you are a landowner and are interested in discussing with us opportunities, please contact us. There may be significant tax benefits for donating your land! Plus, you will be providing this and future generations the opportunity to enjoy our beautiful Upper San Diego River Gorge just the way it is. Thank you! |
River Conservation Opportunities Fund
Sometimes, we need to act quickly to conserve a critical property.
It is vital that we have funds in place to secure the right to acquire a property. Otherwise, the opportunity will be lost.
The River Conservation Opportunities Fund is a reserve fund dedicated to acquisitions. Rather than tied to a specific property, the goal is to replenish the funds through grants as well as property-specific fundraising. But the reality is that fundraising and grant writing takes time so the RCOF is essential.
Additional Info (PDF)
INITIAL GOAL: $100,000
DONATE TO THE RCOF - click here |
RCOF Founding Donors
$10,000+
Anonymous
Tom and Cookie Sudberry
$5000+
Claude A. and Johann S. Petty Foundation, Inc.
$1000+
Back Country Land Trust
The Devore and Ruth Smith Trust
Kurt Benirschke
Sam Duran
The Karen and Rob Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Kevin Knowles
Cary Lowe
Fay McQueen
Philip Pryde
Lea and Betsy Rudee
Deanna and Richard Spehn
Anthony Wagner and Family
$500+
Endangered Habitats League
$100+
William Kuni
Jim and Barbara Peugh
Michael Pinto
Dave Van Cleve
Jim Whelan
$1 - $99
Martha Baker
Linda Harshberger
Ruth Hayward
Eugenie Newton
Tom Oberbauer
William Porter
Susan Quillman
Virginia Lorne |
