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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

Coast live oaks, an oak tree species that Encinitas is named for, have become increasingly rare in the community as suburban sprawl has cut their habitat. (Photo by Jared Quentin, iStock Getty Images)

What’s in a name? ‘Encinitas’ can remind us of how things used to be

Charlene Pulsonetti May 26, 2023
Nature is resilient, but human activity and other factors have resulted in an imbalance. Fortunately, place names — such as “Encinitas” — can offer a glimpse into the past.
Lake Hodges Dam is shown in an aerial view taken on Feb. 2, 2022. (Photo by Autumn Sky Photography, iStock Getty Images)

Lake Hodges Dam repairs complete; some recreation to reopen by summer

Patrick Doyle May 25, 2023
Repairs to Lake Hodges Dam were completed this May after a yearlong effort to reverse some of the deterioration of the 105-year-old structure.
Oceanside city sign. (Photo by albertc111, iStock Getty Images)

Oceanside receives $2M federal grant for water, energy efforts

OsideNews May 23, 2023
The city of Oceanside received a $2 million grant last month to go toward its Renewable Energy Capacity Expansion Project and Turf Replacement Rebate programs.
The San Elijo Joint Powers Authority’s Water Campus is located on Manchester Avenue in Encinitas. (RNT Architects photo)

San Elijo JPA announces $18.3M project for water treatment upgrades

North Coast Current April 4, 2023
A project announced by the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority on April 3 aims to capture more than 7 million gallons of stormwater per year and redirect pollutants from entering the San Elijo Lagoon, in addition to other water infrastructure improvements.
A trail bridge at San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas is shown in 2021, not long after its completion. A lagoon restoration project is entering its final phase in spring 2022. (Photo by Marcel Fuentes, iStock Getty Images)

Long Beach firm recognized for its work on San Elijo Lagoon restoration project

North Coast Current February 1, 2023
A company involved in the San Elijo Lagoon Restoration Project, a collaborative effort to revitalize a key natural resource in Encinitas, is set to receive engineering excellence recognition for its work, it was announced Feb. 1.
Native plants are taking root and flowering in the recently completed Cardiff State Beach Living Shoreline project in Encinitas. (California State Parks photo)

San Diego County supervisors OK native-plant landscaping policy

North Coast Current December 28, 2022
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a package of climate-change proposals, highlighting native landscaping habitat protection, earlier in December based on an effort by Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Nathan Fletcher.
A coyote is pictured at Point Reyes National Seashore in October 2021. (Photo by YS via Unsplash)

EarthTalk: Get used to coyotes staying in urban environments

Dylan Stoll November 12, 2022
As many experts agree, the coyote is an incredibly adaptive animal. This evolutionary advantage has kept the species not only surviving but thriving in response to human expansion. This is one of the reasons the coyote has prevailed where other species have faltered and why their sightings have only increased along with urbanization.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff members visit a vernal pool on Camp Pendleton on Jan. 30, 2017. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo)

Wildlife Service names Camp Pendleton a Conservation Partner of the Year

News Release October 18, 2022
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton received the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 18th Annual Military Conservation Partner Award on Oct. 17 for its significant contributions to natural resource management and listed species.
Encinitas, California. (Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

ENCINITAS: EcoFest returns Oct. 9; business participants can still enter

September 16, 2022
The annual EcoFest Encinitas returns Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cottonwood Creek Park, located at 95 N. Vulcan Ave.
The new Pure Water Oceanside facility is pictured Tuesday, March 22. (Photo by Jeremy Kemp for the city of Oceanside)

Pure Water Oceanside project on track for $9.9M federal grant

OsideNews September 6, 2022

OsideNews: Oceanside CA— The Pure Water Oceanside project, a purification facility for recycled drinking water that opened in Oceanside earlier this year, is on track to receive nearly $10 million in...

The new Pure Water Oceanside facility is pictured Tuesday, March 22. (Photo by Jeremy Kemp for the city of Oceanside)

Pure Water Oceanside project on track for $9.9M federal grant

OsideNews September 6, 2022
The Pure Water Oceanside project, a purification facility for recycled drinking water that opened in Oceanside earlier this year, is on track to receive nearly $10 million in federal grant money, the city recently announced.
California’s Office of Emergency Services is deploying a Type VI strike team of wildland-style fire engines to the state’s Military Department, pictured Aug. 16, to enhance California’s Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid fleet. (Cal OES photo)

California Emergency Services, Military Dept. create firefighting strike team

News Release August 25, 2022
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the California Military Department on Tuesday, Aug. 16, announced the creation of the first all-hazards fire engine strike team — known as Team Blaze — operated by a state Military Department.
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