Accomplishments

Results of projects led or strongly influenced by San Diego Canyonlands/ Canyons Campaign

2009 (June) San Diego Canyonlands received funding to develop a pilot “Canyon Enhancement Plan” to implement the “Next Steps” of the white paper “Canyonlands, The Creation of a San Diego Regional Canyonlands Park”.
2008 (July) San Diego Canyonlands, Inc. receives IRS 501 (c)(3) letter for tax-exempt status.
2007 Governor Schwarzenegger signs bill written by Senator Christine Kehoe dedicating 6,000 acres of canyon open space, saving the city $1 million in “Dedication” costs. The San Diego City Council ratifies this “Dedication” legislation. This was the culmination of the process started by a request from the Canyons Campaign and Civic Solutions to the City’s Natural Resource and Culture Committee, chaired by Donna Frye, to protect San Diego’s canyons.
2006 San Diego Civic Solutions Canyonlands Committee (including Sierra Club Canyons Campaign Coordinator Eric Bowlby) release the Canyonlands white paper to present strategies for Canyons preservation, enhanced access and promote the concept of a San Diego Regional Canyonlands Park.
2004 - 2005 City establishes Open Space Department and hires a Deputy Director, park planner, trail planner, and two additional rangers to work with Canyon Groups in the canyons.
2000 Sierra Club launches San Diego Canyons Campaign for development of Canyon “Friends Groups” in response to the Metropolitan Waste Water Department plans to build sewer-access roads through the floors of canyons all over the city. In 2002 City adopts the Canyon Access Task Force recommendations and establishes the Open Space/Canyons Advisory Board (OSCAC) as part of those recommendations.