Escondido has begun preliminary construction on the Escondido Creek Trail Project, aiming to enhance outdoor community spaces and complete by end of 2025.

San Diego's park fees have increased to cover rising maintenance and operational costs, with hikes on services like camping and parking starting February 18.

San Diego Zoo's sloth bear cubs make a public debut, highlighting both their adorable presence and the importance of conservation for this vulnerable species.

Renovations are underway for the Mira Mesa Epicentre to become a community hub with amenities like a sports court, garden, and music room, driven by feedback from locals.

San Diego has acquired 15 acres for Mission Trails Regional Park to enhance biodiversity under the Multiple Species Conservation Program, preserving local ecosystems and species.

Tecolote Canyon undergoes a sewer improvement project involving trail closures, sewer maintenance, manhole installation, and eventual vegetation restoration.

San Diego is installing new barriers at Sunset Cliffs to prevent tragedies linked to coastal erosion, with the recent initiative part of a wider Coastal Resilience Plan.

San Diego celebrates the 50th anniversary of Cowles Mountain's preservation. The city and county formed an alliance 50 years ago to protect the mountain from development, which has since become a beloved recreational site.

The San Diego Humane Society is seeking homes for 135 guinea pigs, including 51 rescued from an owner who died in an RV. The animals are healthy and ready for adoption.

San Diego's historic Botanical Building reopens in Balboa Park during the 47th December Nights festival, after a $30 million renovation. Mayor Todd Gloria attended the reopening.

After a six-month recovery at the San Diego Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center, a rehabilitated mountain lion was released back into the wild in San Bernardino County with a GPS collar.

A macaroni penguin named Best Friend at SeaWorld San Diego celebrated its 40th birthday, surpassing the typical lifespan of its species thanks to expert care.

The Birch Aquarium has launched a "Seahorse Hotel" conservation project to restore habitats for the endangered White's Seahorse, with success in increasing populations and public education on ocean protection.