Tijuana River Action Month (TRAM) is back and will include a variety of clean-ups, restoration events, workshops and more brought to you by the Tijuana River Action Network. Events will take place on both sides of the border and anyone can participate.
September 13 to October 17… check out events below and stay tuned more events are coming your way!
Full TRAM event calendar
Scroll to September and October for all TRAM opportunities.
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Tijuana River Watershed Solutions Forum
Tijuana River Watershed Solutions Forum
October 1, 20268:00 am - 12:00 pm Tijuana Cultural Center, P.º de los Héroes 9350, Zona Urbana Rio Tijuana, 22010 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico
Beyond a Single Source: Building a Diversified and Resilient Water Future for the Tijuana River Watershed
Description: The Institute of the Americas will convene the Tijuana River Watershed Solutions Forum on October 1, 2026, at CECUT in Tijuana under the theme “Beyond a Single Source: Building a Diversified and Resilient Water Future for the Tijuana River Watershed.” The forum will recognize the Rosarito desalination plant as a historic investment and examine how it can be complemented by water reuse, leakage reduction, wastewater treatment, conservation, and watershed protection. Ing. Rafael Zárate will share lessons from León, Guanajuato. The program will also showcase Binational Resilience Initiative projects and promote the technical, financial, and institutional cooperation needed to ensure that every new water supply is efficiently delivered, responsibly used, treated, and, wherever feasible, reused.
Why Attend? • Understand how the new Rosarito desalination plant can complement water reuse, conservation, infrastructure efficiency, and watershed protection. • Learn practical lessons from pioneering water-reuse programs in León and Oceanside that could inform future initiatives in Baja California. • Discover innovative projects addressing water quality monitoring, hydrological modeling, public education, and decentralized treatment. • Connect with public agencies, universities, businesses, nonprofits, philanthropies, and community leaders from both sides of the border. • Help shape a shared, actionable agenda for improving water security, public health, and environmental resilience throughout the Tijuana River Watershed.
Hosted by: Institute of the Americas and the San Diego Foundation, Binational Resilience Initiative
Organized by: Sierra Club San Diego in collaboration with San Diego Coastkeeper, Surfrider, 4 Walls Int, Tijuana River Coalition, Friends of International Friendship Park
October 1, 20264:00 pm - 8:00 pm 1845 Strand Way, Coronado, CA 92118, USA
Description: Get ready for a powerful day of advocacy and action at the Coronado Community Center! We’re pivoting the conversation to the front lines of the coast, starting with a provocative piece of performance art: a ceremonial “Paddle Out” in Hazmat suits. This visual tribute links back to last year’s urgent call to action, highlighting the toxic reality of our shared waters.
5-6pm Non-Profit “Make Waves” Fair: Connect & take action with organizations on the ground, including those focused on public health, binational advocacy, and coastal preservation.
6-7pm Tri-National Expert Panel on the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis: A heavy-hitting discussion to examine the current state of the crisis and explore what it will take to achieve a lasting solution, featuring leaders from both sides of the border and Tribal nations
7-7:30pm Action-Oriented Breakout Sessions: Move from talk to transformation. Join small working groups led by our panelists to dive into specific solutions, from infrastructure policy to community restoration and leave with a direct Call to Action.
Organized by: Sierra Club San Diego in collaboration with San Diego Coastkeeper, WILDCOAST, Samuel Lawrence Foundation, Emerald Keepers, Tijuana River Coalition
Jornada de limpieza en la canalización del Río Tijuana
Jornada de limpieza en la canalización del Río Tijuana
October 2, 20268:00 am - 12:00 pm 32°30'55.8"N 116°58'03.0"W
Descripción: Jornada de limpieza preventiva ante el fenómeno meteorológico El Niño 2026-2027. Que las llantas y los plásticos no se conviertan en residuos marinos.
Ubicación: Centro de operaciones frente a la bifurcación de la canalización del Río por la Vía Rápida Poniente (32°30'55.8"N 116°58'03.0"W)
Para más información contacte a: WhatsApp 664 204 03 07
Organizado por: Costasalvaje en colaboración con Dependencias de Gobierno, Asociaciones civiles y empresas privadas
October 3, 20268:30 am - 10:30 am 2721 Monument Rd, San Diego, CA 92154
Description: Celebrate Tijuana River Action Month with a guided watershed walk through the beautiful Tijuana River Valley! Explore the East Mesa Loop while learning about the region’s unique ecology, local water challenges, and community-led solutions to pollution, flooding, and climate change. This intermediate 2-mile hike offers a chance to connect with nature, hear stories of resilience, and discover how healthy waterways, wildlife, and communities are all connected.
Organized by: San Diego Bird Alliance, San Diego Coastkeeper, California State Parks, San Diego County Parks, Friends of Friendship Park, and the San Diego Natural History Museum, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
October 3, 20269:00 am - 2:00 pm 2225 Hollister St, San Diego, CA 92154, EE. UU.
Climate Week - Day at the Farm
Description: Join us for a fun and educational Day at the Farm! Families and community members will enjoy hands-on activities such as composting, a garden tour, trash sorting, a photosynthesis activity, story time, and pot painting. Come learn about sustainability, gardening, and caring for our environment while spending a fun day outdoors.
For more information, contact:
Hosted by: South Bay Sustainable Communities Network
Creating the Climate Future We Want: Art, Hope, and Community-Led Stewardship
Creating the Climate Future We Want: Art, Hope, and Community-Led Stewardship
October 3, 202610:00 am - 2:00 pm Sweetwater Marsh Unit 1080 Gunpowder Point Drive Chula Vista, CA 91910-8222
Description: It’s going to be a day filled with joy and hope as we celebrate the importance of community-led stewardship and art in creating the climate future we want. Join us on Kumeyaay lands, at the beautiful Sweetwater Marsh, on October 3, 2026 to celebrate the successes of community-led conservation and restoration efforts from the Climate Science Alliance Giving Cycle and immerse yourself in the artwork created by the 2026 Plurinational Climate Art Fellows.
Experience Monument Mesa @ Border Field State Park
Experience Monument Mesa @ Border Field State Park
October 3, 202611:00 am - 3:00 pm 32.543399, -117.106125
Join State Parks to learn about the Monument Mesa Day Use and Interpretive Area Project at Border Field State Park. We need the community to help inform and visualize improvements to this unique gathering space. Lunch will be provided to registered participants. Shuttles will be provided should rain flood the roads.
October 4, 202611:00 am - 1:00 pm Living Coast Discovery Center, 1000 Gunpowder Point Dr PARKING, Chula Vista, CA 91910, USA
Shuuluk Wechuwvi
Description: A Kumeyaay play about revitalizing the Tijuana River Valley
Organized by: Eyaay Ahuun Foundation with Native Theater Co., Teatro Las Hermanas, Tijuana Estuary, Living Coast Discovery Center, Kumeyaay Community College, 4 Walls International, San Diego Climate Week.
October 4, 20262:00 pm - 4:00 pm Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Description: Connecting Sea to Sky: Participatory mapping connecting astronomy to local waterways by re-imagining Marine Protected Area’s using recycled oyster shells, marine debris + kelp + sea urchin dye. This work continues our decolonial research with Indigenous youth and academic institutions in the Tijuana River Valley.
Organized by: Eyaay Ahuun Foundation with Native Theater Co., Teatro Las Hermanas, Tijuana Estuary, Living Coast Discovery Center, Kumeyaay Community College, 4 Walls International, San Diego Climate Week.
Save The Waves Film Festival 2026 / Festival de Cine Save The Waves 2026
Save The Waves Film Festival 2026 / Festival de Cine Save The Waves 2026
October 4, 20265:00 pm - 10:00 pm Cervecería Insurgente, Juan Cordero 10021, Zona Urbana Rio Tijuana, 22010 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico
Description / Descripción:
The Save The Waves Film Festival brings together surfculture, environmental storytelling, and community action to celebrate andprotect our waves and coastlines. The event will feature a selection of filmsfrom around the world highlighting surfing, ocean conservation, and the people workingto protect coastal ecosystems.
We will also be presenting “Por el Océano,” ourcollaborative beer with Cervecería Insurgente, as part of the evening.
El Save The Waves Film Festival reúne la cultura del surf,la narrativa ambiental y la acción comunitaria para celebrar y protegernuestras olas y costas. El evento contará con una selección de películas dedistintas partes del mundo que abordan el surf, la conservación del océano y laspersonas que trabajan para proteger los ecosistemas costeros.
Como parte de la noche, también presentaremos “Por el Océano,”nuestra cerveza colaborativa con Cervecería Insurgente.
Hosted by / Organizado por: Kilómetro Uno A.C., Bahía de Todos Santos World Surfing Reserve /Reserva Mundial de Surf Bahía de Todos Santos, and / y Save The Waves Coalition
For more information, please contact / Para más información contacte a:
Social media / Redes sociales: @kilometrounomx, @bahiadetodossantoswsr,@savethewavescoalition, @insurgentebrew
October 10, 20268:00 am - 11:30 am Friendship Park, Monumental, 92154 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico
Description: Friends of International Friendship Park and Javi Salazar "The Deported Artist" collaborate to plant a Quino Checkerspot garden of native plants under Javi's Quino Checkerspot mural on the border wall.
Organized by: Friends of International Friendship Park with Javieral Salazar "The Deported Artist"
For more information, contact: Daniel Watman +1.619.335.3176, +52.664.592.2803
Birds at Sunset: A Free Public Event at Tijuana Estuary
Birds at Sunset: A Free Public Event at Tijuana Estuary
October 10, 20263:00 pm - 5:00 pm 301 Caspian Wy, Imperial Beach, CA 91932, USA
Celebrate National Wildlife Refuges Week Celebration with this FREE public event with a San Diego wildlife presentation by Ernie Cowan and a live raptor presentation Charles Gailband.
Presented by: the Friends of San Diego Wildlife Refuges, a 501(c)(3) cooperative association of California State Parks and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Descripción: Actividad curricular de estudiantes de 1er semestre de Arquitectura para realizar un recorrido guiado a lo largo del área del Malecón. El objetivo es generar un diálogo y reflexión sobre nuestras fronteras (políticas, geográficas, etc) que transforman el territorio y las dinámicas sociales de la bio-región.
October 17, 20268:00 am - 2:00 pm Corregidora de Queretaro, Terrazas de San Bernardo, 22525 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico
Descripción: Limpiando mi entorno / Jornada de limpieza, 174 de octubre 2026, Escuela Primaria Corregidora de Querétaro.
Organizado por: Facultad de Ciencias de la Ingeniería y Tecnología, Unidad Valle de las Palmas, Talía Isabel Hernández Sánchez, Daniela Ortega Medrano, Ixchel Astrid Camacho Ixta
Para más información contacte a: / +52 664 6289877
October 24, 20268:30 am - 1:00 pm calle cantera 320 Playas de tijuana sección monumental (detrás de los departamentos, behind the apartments)
Descripción: Kumeyaay Workshop on how to make shuquin (baskets made of Willow branches) and inauguration of the "Camino del ayaw" eco-corredor project. Taller kumiay para hacer shuquin (canasta de rama de sauce) e inaguración del proyecto "Camino de ayaw". Ayaw - Suace/Willow. Aramando Meza from Juntas de neji Kumiay territory will give workshop. Taller por Armando Meza de juntas de neji.
Organizado por: Friends of International Friendship Park, Cultiva Ya! Promotoras de las Bellas Artes, USD border design lab, Proyecto fronterizo de educación ambiental, Comunidad Kumeyaay juntas de Nejí
Para más información contacte a: Daniel Watman +1.619.335.3176, +52.664.592.2803 (Whatsapp)
4to. Taller de Educación Ambiental "Tijuana Río Conecta"
4to. Taller de Educación Ambiental "Tijuana Río Conecta"
October 25, 20269:00 am - 1:00 pm https://share.google/Zdv572gUeWWfTUOFq
Descripción: Taller de educación ambiental en donde aprenderemos sobre la importancia de nuestro río Tijuana, el cuidado del medio ambiente y las plantas nativas.
Tijuana River Action Network (TRAN) is a growing cross-border network of organizations, agencies, researchers, and community leaders committed to the conservation and restoration of the Tijuana River watershed. These efforts mainly occur during Tijuana River Action Month in September and October, but participants of TRAM also connect throughout the year to work together on other projects related to the Tijuana River watershed.
For more information: Volunteer Coordinator | (619) 575-3613 x312 |
Tijuana River Action Network (TRAN) is a growing cross-border network of organizations, agencies, researchers, and community leaders committed to the conservation and restoration of the Tijuana River watershed. These efforts mainly occur during Tijuana River Action Month in September and October, but participants of TRAM also connect throughout the year to work together on other projects related to the Tijuana River watershed.