Please click here if you are having a problem reading this e-mail. September 2, 2010 REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE SECOND VISIONING WORKSHOP ON SEPTEMBER 22 The Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team continues to move forward with identifying options for the future of the Tijuana River Valley. On September 22, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the team will host its second visioning workshop at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Training Center, 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, CA 91932. The first Visioning Workshop highlighted the need for more in-depth coordination among the responsible parties for each resource management area. Attendees at the September 22 workshop will be asked to identify the challenges and opportunities to integrate recovery across resource management responsibilities and across the international border. Key items on the agenda include reports from agency working meetings that have been held over the past few months to discuss the following: * Ecology and Monitoring * Trails/Recreation * Stormwater and Sediment/Trash * Regulatory These reports will be followed by public discussion and questions and answers, and a GIS mapping session. Following lunch,there will be breakout groups and a prioritization exercise. To register for the meeting, please click on the link below. The registration fee is $10 for those participating in the lunch option. http://trvrtworkshop2.eventbrite.com/. Tijuana River Action Month CalRecycle has provided funding for Tijuana River Action Month, a series of cleanups and events to recognize key efforts to protect and restore the Tijuana River. WILDCOAST is coordinating the effort with support from San Diego County; the cities of San Diego, Tijuana, Coronado, and Imperial Beach; IBWC; U.S. Navy, REI; Tijuana Estuary; State Parks; Surfrider San Diego; Tijuana Calidad de Vida; Below the Surface; Proyecto Fronterizo de Educacion Ambiental; Fundacion la Puerta; Grupo Ecologista Tijuana; Alter Terra; Outside the Lens; SD Coastkeeper; Border Encuentro; I Love a Clean San Diego; YMCA; Sierra Club; Audubon; and TRVEA. Please see the calendar on the right for more information. Advisory Group Releases Report on Environmental Issues along the U.S.-Mexico Border The Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB), an independent presidential advisory committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has released the report, "A Blueprint for Action on the US-Mexico Border." The report gives recommendations on how to maintain strong environmental protection measures along the border. TRNERR Tests Flow of Trash and Sediment from Mexico The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve's Watershed Program released 700 probes in the watershed south of the border earlier this year. Because the project did not produce the data desired, a second round of 2,000 probes will be released in the near future, each with an antenna. The data from the probes will be captured in coordination with the CalIT2 program at UCSD. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Supporting Valley Projects The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funded three cooperative agreements for the Tijuana River Valley this year totaling $47,000. The Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association (SWIA) received funding for restoration and enhancement of riparian habitat along the Tijuana River at Hollister Bridge. A California State Parks project was funded to repair or replace fencing in the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve and Silver Strand State Beach to protect nesting western snowy plovers and California least terns. SWIA also received a "Connecting People With Nature" grant to support the Reserve's Volunteer and Community Outreach Program. Grant Opportunities Continue to Surface Grant opportunities continue to surface that are applicable to the Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team's projects. Please regularly check the TJ River Team grants page to see the latest list. Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Projects Listed The complete list of projects submitted for the San Diego Integrated Regional Water Management Plan can be found on the IRWM website. Greening Borders Video Now Online Many members of the Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team participated in the University of San Diego's Greening Borders conference in November 2009. USD has published a video recapping the conference on YouTube and members of the Recovery Team are well represented.	Thank You!   This Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team Update is made possible by OpenOceans Global thanks to a grant from the Sempra Energy Foundation.   Recovery Team Calendar   Visioning Workshop #2 Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Training Center 301 Caspian Way Imperial Beach, CA 91932 Coastal Cleanup Day at Tijuana River Valley Part of International Coastal Cleanup Day September 25, 2010 9:00 a.m. - noon Dairy Mart Road Bridge Effie May Trail Cleanup October 2, 2010 9:00 a.m.- noon Effie May Trail Border Field State Park Cleanup October 9, 2010 Border Field State Park Willow Basin Cañon de los Laureles and Alamar Creek Cleanup October 16, 2010 8:-00 a.m. - noon Tijuana, Mexico Dairy Mart Road Bridge Cleanup October 23, 2010 9:00 a.m.- noon West of Dairy Mart Road Bridge   You Can Help Make This Newsletter Better!   The Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team Update is intended to serve the community involved in restoring the Tijuana River Valley. 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