View selected media coverage below.
2026
- Volunteers kayak through San Diego River Estuary to pick up trash and protect endangered wildlife. Walker Armstrong. The San Diego Union Tribune. January 17, 2026.
- Tijuana wastewater pipe repairs completed in 3 days, ending river discharge. Walker Armstrong. The San Diego Union Tribune. January 19, 2025.
- Saving the Tijuana River Estuary: A Fight for One of Southern California’s Last Wetlands. SD Foundation. January 29, 2026.
- The Tijuana River Sewage Crisis is One of America’s Longest-Lasting Public Health Calamities. Wendee Nicole. Sierra Magazine. February 13, 2026.
- In 50-year fight to protect California’s coast, they’re the real McCoys, still at it in their 80s. Steve Lopez. Los Angeles Times. February 14, 2026.
- Love Your Wetlands Day: Where Research, Community and Conservation Converge. Debra Bass. UC San Diego Today. February 17, 2026.
- San Diego Leaders Unveil Five-Pillar Plan to Fix Tijuana River Sewage Crisis. National Today. March, 2025.
- New report offers ‘roadmap’ to end Tijuana River sewage pollution that’s persisted for decades. Philip Salata. inewssource. March 11, 2026.
- How to fix the contamination in the Tijuana River? A new report lays out the multi-step solution. Deborah Brennan. CalMatters. March 11, 2026.
- When the Rain Comes, Everything Flows. Ute Eberly. California SeaGrant. April 21, 2026.
- Buscan Reducir Basura que Llegan a Costas de San Diego desde Tijuana tras Lluvias. Televisa Tijuana Oficial. May 8, 2026.
- How the Tijuana River Estuary is celebrating nature, access and history. Jade Hindmon. PBS Midday edition. June 10, 2026.
- Welcome, Johnny Bear Contreras, To The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. Eagle & Times. June 11, 2026.
- The Bark Rangers Program In Imperial Beach. Eagle & Times. June 11, 2026.
- Newsom Just Released $46 Million for the Tijuana Sewage Crisis, Because Washington Is Not Going To. The Eastern Herald. June 13, 2026.
- Grounded in Place: Honoring Ancestral Homelands in Interpreting 250 Years. Crystal De Soto-Schmidt. Legacy - The Magazine for the National Association for Interpretation. July 2026.
- Protecting, Preserving and Restoring Nature’s Systems. Marty Coffin Evans. UC Boulder Alumni Magazine. July 20, 2026.
- ‘My entire life’s purpose’: After losing eyesight, retired scientist advocates for others and leads local sensory hike. Lisa Deaderick. San Diego Union Tribune. October 3, 2025.
- Blind Scientist Leads Sensory Nature Walk at Tijuana Estuary. Kamal Jenkins. Hoodline. October 3, 2026.
- From Sonde to Swim. NERRA. October 12, 2026.
2025
- Explore The Colors Of The Estuary: A Community Art Therapy Experience. Eagle & Times. April 11, 2025.
- Plagued with pollution for decades, Tijuana River is ranked nation’s second most endangered. Ian James. LA Times, April 16, 2025.
- Opinion: U.S and Mexico must collaborate to manage water supply amid climate change. Dr. Marisela Martinez. Times of San Diego. May 11, 2025.
- UC San Diego unveils course-inspired collaborative mural. The San Diego Union Tribune. June 7, 2025.
- Climate Custodian Spotlight: Meet Empress Holliday. Heritage Adapts. June 25, 2025.
- U.S., Mexico agree to speed up projects that ease sewage flows in Tijuana River. Jennifer Vigil. Times of San Diego. July 25, 2026.
- A Q&A with historian Marco Antonio Samaniego on the new binational Tijuana River agreement. The Border Chronicle. Times of San Diego. July 29, 2025.
- Imagine a flourishing Tijuana River Valley: This Kumeyaay play brings that vision to life. Sharisse Cohee. Fox 5. August 20, 2025.
- Indigenous Play about Revitalizing the Tijuana River Valley to Premiere in San Diego. Dani Shwartz. The Coronado Times. August 20, 2025.
- New Kumeyaay play looks at revitalizing the Tijuana River Estuary. Julianna Domingo. KPBS. August 21, 2025.
- San Diego Foundation Awards $650K to Combat Pollution and Build Resilience in Tijuana River Watershed and Cali-Baja Coast. Nancy Ives Schroeder. San Diego Foundation. October 7, 2025.
- HOME SICK: Tijuana River stewards say cure for pollution crisis lies beyond borders. Philip Salata. inewsource, December 19, 2025.
2024
- Defending the Tijuana Estuary. Ruxandra Guidi. High Country News, January 1, 2024.
- The Marine Debris Leadership Academy: Spanning Boundaries to Tackle Marine Debris in the Tijuana River Watershed. NOAA Marine Debris Program. February 8, 2024.
- California aiming to rein in polluters adding to the South Bay sewage crisis. Fox 5 San Diego. March 11, 2024.
- Sen. Steve Padilla introduces legislation targeting industrial chemicals flowing into Tijuana River. San Diego Tribune. March 11, 2024.
- Talk NERRdy to Me: Empress Holliday. Nik Charov. Nerra.org. May 2, 2024.
- Coastal birds and springtime flower blooms await on Tijuana Estuary trails. Maura Fox. The San Diego Union Tribune. May 6, 2024.
- After losing his sight, the Tijuana River Estuary offered other ways to see. Kori Suzuki. High Country News. August 20, 2024.
- SDSU Scientists Unveil Early Warning Sewage-Tracking System in Tijuana River. City News Service. Times of San Diego. August 22, 2024.
- Coastal Wetlands with Empress Holliday. Golden State Naturalist. August 29, 2024.
- Meet the Place: Tijuana Estuary. Preserving Legacies. September 5, 2024.
- What oxygen levels in the Tijuana River estuary tell us about the impacts of the sewage crisis. Tammy Murga. San Diego Union Tribune. November 10, 2024.
2023
- Take a Hike: McCoy Trail in Tijuana Estuary, Oak Canyon in Mission Trails. Luis Monteagudo. Times of San Diego, July 1, 2023.
- Preserving Legacies: Combining Wetland Restoration With Cultural Heritage. Eagle & Times. December 8, 2023.