Friends of Daley Ranch

NCG was pleased to award the 2015 Conservation Grant to the Friends of Daley Ranch. Each year, this organization brings every 7th grader from all five of Escondido’s public middle schools to Daley Ranch for a full day field trip, where they engage in six fun, hands-on learning stations. Many of the children are from families that rarely, if ever, consider a visit to nature. The students’ eyes are wide as they soak up the natural wonders, and they return to their neighborhoods and families to share the marvels.

San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy

In 2013, the NCG Conservation Grant was awarded to the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy to support the development of the Citizen Science Multiple Species Monitoring Program for the San Dieguito River Valley. The goal of this program is to educate, engage and encourage trail users and volunteer Citizen Scientists to perform plant and wildlife monitoring and gather and analyze this field data from across the watershed.

Fallbrook Land Conservancy

In 2014, the NCG Conservation Grant was awarded to the Fallbrook Land Conservancy. The funding from this grant was used to assist in the maintenance of the Fallbrook Land Conservancy’s preserves in Fallbrook and Bonsall areas which include 2025 acres permanently protected for the public benefit. Emphasis will be on work on six of the preserves, which have trails that need yearly trail work and brush clearing along with graffiti removal and trash pickup along the trail system.