Preserve Wild Poway’s Wildlife News

April 2025

Dear Friend of Preserve Wild Poway,   

Spring is here! What a great time to enjoy our gorgeous weather and wildlife. This month, three bobcat kittens were spotted in a Scripps Ranch backyard, adjacent to Poway. What a sight to see!

Bobcat kittens in Scripps Ranch

Good News for Wildlife:

Last month, with help from the Escondido Creek Conservancy and in coordination with California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Preserve Wild Poway (PWP) began its Land Stewardship Program. PWP now conducts trail and preserve monitoring in the Meadowbrook Ecological Preserve, near Meadowbrook Middle School.

Last month, our volunteers:

  • Removed over 400 pounds of trash

  • Planted native grasses

  • Closed illegal trails

Sad News: Intentional damage to native plants in the preserve

To get involved, sign up on our website, www.preservewildpoway.org/

Southern California’s open spaces are disappearing at an alarming rate. We have many native, threatened and endangered species that live nowhere else in the world. As a member of Preserve Wild Poway, you are helping to do more to protect them!

 Rimbach Road

Projects Currently Threatening Poway’s Open Space and Native Habitat: 

1.  Boulder Mountain - between 29-110 acres, northside of Twin Peaks, contains 300-500 native plant species, endangered and threatened native species to San Diego County. PWP is working with landowners, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other conservation organizations and has formed the Boulder Mountain Preserve Trust, working toward purchasing this habitat for future generations. Update: PWP has been selected to receive Supervisor Joel Anderson's Neighborhood Reinvestment Grant to help with initial costs for land acquisition to preserve this habitat.

2.  Meadowbrook Lane - building plans for 16 homes for a gated community, on 26 acres, property surrounded on three sides by Meadowbrook Ecological Preserve, seasonal pond and wetlands, threatened and endangered species. PWP contacted government agencies for help. United States Fish and Wildlife Services came to our aid and contacted the landowner about purchasing the property for preservation. However, the landlord did not want to sell, at that time. Update: The landowner is working with the city on new plans. PWP will continue monitoring this property.

3.  Rimbach Road - building plans for six homes each with 1200 square feet. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) on seven acres, with a one lane, private road in a high fire zone. The property contains threatened and endangered species. Update:  Final plans for the boundary adjustment have been approved. PWP responded with a letter of concern.  The original tentative map plans for the development are currently outdated. Senate Bill 9 states no ADUs in high fire zones, unless development complies with specific state hazard requirements for safety. 

4.  Dorothea Terrace - building plans for a religious sanctuary on 10 acres, on top of a ridgeline, pending sale, surrounded by the Meadowbrook Ecological Preserve and open space on four sides. In Nov. of 2023, PWP spoke to the city about purchasing this property with their mitigation fees. Due to several factors, the city denied our request. Update: The planning department has a hold on this project. However, the sale is still pending.

Preserve Wild Poway is an all-volunteer group whose goal is to actively protect, preserve and maintain native habitat for wildlife. As a friend of PWP, we welcome you to join us as a volunteer or donor! For more information, please visit www.preservewildpoway.org/

Thank you for your interest in preserving our open space.

Preserve Wild Poway’s Board of Directors

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