Just in time for spooky season, the orbweaver spiders at the estuary are thriving! This month’s iNaturalist spotlight goes to a photo of a gorgeous silver garden orbweaver (Argiope agentata) taken by alanking at the northeastern part of the Reserve. The family of orbweaver spiders are known for their huge […]
Please join us for the final day of Tijuana River Action Month (TRAM), a series of community stewardship events throughout our shared watershed! The closing ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 17 at the Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center and highlight events from all TRAM partners. New this year, view inspiring climate […]
On Wednesday, September 30, TRNERR hosted A Workshop on El Niño in a Trinational Context at the Reserve Training Center. Building on a 2015 workshop focused on El Niño preparedness, TRNERR convened a broader trinational network of partners from the U.S., Mexico, and the Kumeyaay Nation to share lessons from […]
The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve’s Training and Engagement Program traveled to Washington, D.C. to present at the 2026 Sea Grant Marine Debris Symposium, held August 25–27 at the NOAA Science Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Representing the project team, Ana Eguiarte presented progress on Cultivating a Trinational Marine […]
Tijuana River Action Month: September 13 to October 17 Tijuana River Action Month (TRAM) is just a week away! Join the Reserve and its partners from the Tijuana River Action Network for a series of education and stewardship events. Click to find out how YOU can participate in any of […]
Meet Abby Costello, our summer fellow here at the Tijuana River Estuary. Abby (she/her) is a rising sophomore at Stanford University studying Environmental Economics and Policy, and she is passionate about cultivating environmental justice through community engagement and policy. Supported by the Stanford Earth Systems Public Service Fellowship, Abby spent […]
In a recent episode of the radio show Conexión Innovadora, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve team member Ana Xochilt-Eguiarte joined hosts Karla Meraz and Hernando Durán to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the Tijuana River watershed. The conversation highlighted the watershed as a shared binational system, where the […]
This summer, participants in EcoLogik Institute’s free two-week STEM camp explored Southern California’s coastal ecosystems through hands-on science, habitat restoration, wildlife observation, and creative environmental education. Hosted at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve and Silver Strand State Beach, the camp connected high school-aged girls and gender-expansive youth with […]
Dr. Michelle Shaffer is TRNERR’s Restoration Coordinator for the Tijuana Estuary Foundation. Dr. Shaffer spent the past 13 years studying and practicing restoration ecology, food web modeling, and ecosystem resilience. In 2025, she explored the intersection of science and policy as a Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow in Washington, […]