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.

A rare oarfish was found at Grandview Beach, providing Scripps Oceanography researchers another study opportunity similar to an earlier discovery at La Jolla Cove.

Birch Aquarium at UC San Diego invites the public to observe California's King Tides and learn about these high and low tides at special viewing spots and through guided Tidepooling Adventures.

The Riviera Del Sol Neighborhood Park has opened in Otay Mesa, San Diego, featuring basketball courts, playgrounds, and Mediterranean-themed landscapes spanning 4.8 acres.

SeaWorld San Diego rehabilitated and released Moira, a cold-stunned loggerhead sea turtle originally found off Vancouver Island, highlighting international conservation efforts.