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Department of Commerce rejects Foothill South Toll Road
U.S. Commerce Department announces it would uphold the state Coastal Commission's rejection of the plan

Zach Plopper joins WiLDCOAST'S Baja conservation team
WiLDCOAST is excited to welcome Zach Plopper as coordinator of the Wildlands Conservation Program

New York Times on the road with WiLDCOAST
Check out Joe Sharkey's New York Times article about how WiLDCOAST is working to protect the coast of Baja California, despite the troubles there

Clean Water Victory!
Contract Awarded to Upgrade International Treatment Plant to Meet Clean Water Act Standards

Water quality monitoring program funded
Our clean water advocacy paid off! The State Water Board has passed a resolution to fund the County's Recreational Water Quality Program. Thanks for all your hard work

WiLDCOAST organises Mexico's first ever national coastal cleanup
To counter the growing plastic crisis in Mexico, on Saturday November 1st, WiLDCOAST will launch Mexico's first every National Coastal Cleanup in more than 100 sites throughout the country

Reclaiming the Tijuana River Valley
Over 300 volunteers from across San Diego came together today with a very special mission: to reclaim the Tijuana River Valley's recreational trails from the decades of accumulated trash that crosses the U.S./Mexican border with every rainstorm

WiLDCOAST Billabong 5th Annual Dempsey Holder Ocean festival sets record
The “Dempsey” set a new record for event participation with 165 surfers of all ages riding the 2-3’ waves on the south side of the Imperial Beach Pier and hundreds of people watching from the beach

Beach water testing threatened
After the state budget was passed the governor used a line item veto to eliminate all state funded beach water monitoring between April 1 and October 31 each year.

California State parks supporters paddle the distance
Advocates Paddle in Opposition to 241 Toll Road and Other Park Threats

Beach closure: Border Field to Imperial Beach
The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health issued a water contact closure for BORDER FIELD STATE PARK due to an estimated 400,000 gallon sewage spill in Playas De Tijuana, B.C.N..

Date Set for the Trestles Public Hearing
The Secretary of Commerce has announced the date for the Trestles Public Hearing. Your efforts paid off. Thanks to everyone who wrote letters demanding that a public hearing take place

Paddle for State Parks- Border Field to San Onofre
The Paddle for State Parks is a grassroots project designed to raise public awareness of the threats to our California State Parks

Write a Letter in Support of the Trestles Public Hearing
As most of you probably know, the Trestles hearing for July 25th, 2008 has been postponed due to limited occupancy at the Bren Center in UC Irvine

Join WiLDCOAST in the fight to protect San Onofre
The next chapter of the fight to protect San Onofre will take place on July 25th in Irvine

Commerce Department to hold hearing in Irvine on Toll Road project
WiLDCOAST will be organizing a strong contingent of South County San Diego residents to attend the hearing in Irvine

Public meeting to discuss upgrade of border treatment plant
USIBWC announces a public meeting of the USIBWC
Citizens' Forum

Polluted Water Advisory in Effect for IMPERIAL BEACH
The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health has issued a polluted water advisory for Imperial Beach. The advisory warns that water contact should be avoided at due to suspected water contamination.

At Tijuana River Cleanup Citizens Group Gives Key Recomendations
On Saturday, over 200 residents from across the South Bay came together in the Tijuana River Valley County Regional Park to clean up the public trails and give key recommendations to reduce the public health, environmental, and economic impacts of the notoriously polluted river.

Polluted Water Advisory: Imperial Beach
The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health has issued a polluted water advisory for Imperial Beach. The advisory warns that water contact should be avoided at due to suspected water contamination.