Preserve Wild Poway’s Newsletter

April 26, 2023

Dear Neighbor, 

Happy Earth Week! 

This week is a great time to think about your impact on this beautiful planet.  Here are some suggestions to help our planet and wildlife:

Plant Native plants and Pollinators:

Treat your yard like a wildlife corridor by growing native plants. Here are several nurseries with a large selection of Southern CA native plants:

  1. Walter Andersen’s Nursery at 12755 Danielson Ct, Poway, Chris is very  knowledgeable.

  2. Moosa Creek Nursery- Very large selection of native plants, 27201 Cool Water Ranch Rd, Valley Center, CA 92082        

  3. Walkers Wildlands Nursery: Vista, CA, (760) 783-6140, Wilsonesque@outlook.com

  4. High Country Gardens-  Online store, Poway is in Zone 9

Attend Educational Classes:

  1. Meet like-minded people from the North County Sierra Club and Preserve Wild Poway's Organization on Thursday, June 1st at the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Old Pomerado Road from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.  See “Save the Date” below for more details. 

  2. Celebrate Pollinator Week- May 8-14, San Diego’s Resource Conservation District is offering free classes throughout the county.  Check out the dates, classes, and locations on their calendar

  3. CA Friendly Landscape Training by Water Wise- Free Classes on How to Become a Watershed Gardener

Visit Online Earth Day Sites for Activities:  

  1. Sierra Club’s Earth Day

  2. San Diego Earthfest

  3. Earth Day | US EPA

Download free Nature Apps at the Apple Store:

  1. Merlin for bird ID - this one is great!

  2. I-Naturalist for bird and plant ID

Donate or sign-up to volunteer and help us protect our endangered habitat and wildlife!  

Preservewildpoway.org

Take a walk in Nature!  Enjoy!  🙂

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