User:RightCowLeftCoast/Sandbox/Tecolote canyon

Coordinates: 32°46′22″N 117°12′15″W / 32.7728273°N 117.2042019°W / 32.7728273; -117.2042019
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Tecolote Canyon
Tecolote Canyon entrance off Genesee Ave.
Tecolote Canyon is located in California
Tecolote Canyon
Tecolote Canyon
Naming
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Geography
StateCalifornia
Population centerSan Diego
Coordinates32°46′22″N 117°12′15″W / 32.7728273°N 117.2042019°W / 32.7728273; -117.2042019 [1]
RiverTecolote Creek

Tecolote Canyon is a canyon within the Clairemont and Linda Vista neighborhoods of San Diego.[2] The canyon is named for the owls that call it home.[3][4][5] The canyon has has largely a north-south orientation, and is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) east from the Pacific Ocean, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of San Clemente Canyon, and 0.75 miles (1.21 km) north of the San Diego River.[6]: 12 

Flora and fauna[edit]

The ecology of the canyon is categorized as coastal sage scrub.[7] Sambucus mexicana grow within the canyon, and had been utilized by the Kumeyaay for medicinal purposes.[4] Multiple plant and animal species can be seen within the canyon, including some sensitive species.[8] Least Bell's vireo, and California gnatcatcher, both endangered species, live within the canyon.[7]

Geology[edit]

Hydrology[edit]

Tecolote Creek is part of the Mission Bay watershed;[9] which itself is part of the Penasquitos Hydrological Unit.[10] The area which Tecolote Creek collects water from covers 9.21 square miles (23.9 km2) and is highly urbanized.[11]: 4  Tecolote Creek only has significant flow immediately after rainfall, with most of the dry period a small amount (0.05 cubic feet (1.4 L)/second) had been observed.[11]: 4 

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History[edit]

The Kumeyaay use to live in Tecolote Canyon.[12][a] In 1872, a ranch within the canyon was operated by Judge Hyde.[3] In the 1910s, a hog farm existed within part of the canyon, where incinerated and sterilized garbage was fed to the hogs.[14] In the mid-1920s, Tecolote Canyon was one of ten locations evaluated as a potential campus location for the San Diego State Teachers College.[15] In 1930, there were multiple farms at the mouth of the canyon, including a chicken farm, a tomato farm, and a farm that grew lima beans and raised pigs.[13] World War II, did not significantly impact the canyon, with farming and ranching continuing within the canyon; however the mesas surrounding the canyon began to be developed with the communities of Clairemont Mesa, and Linda Vista, being built on the mesa to expand the growing city.[16] Before 1953, the canyon was used to graze cattle.[2]

In 1949, land on the mesa immediately south of the southern canyon rim of the southern portion of the canyon was chosen for the site of the University of San Diego campus.[17] In 1952, the United States Navy built a fuel line between Naval Base Point Loma to Naval Air Station Miramar, part of which was placed underneath a portion of the canyon.[6]: 23 [18] In the 1950s, sewage pipes were installed underneath the canyon, to service the needs of the Clairemont and Linda Vista neighborhoods.[19]: 1  In the late 1950s there was a plan to create a landfill within the canyon, however it was abandoned due to protest from area residents.[2] Dumping continued within the canyon until at least the 1960s.[13] In 1964, a golf course was opened within the canyon, it was designed by Sam Snead and Robert Trent Jones.[20] Beginning in the mid 1960s, an effort began to preserve the canyon from further development, part of which was to stop plans to build a highway within the canyon.[21] In the early 1970s, there were plans to building houses within the canyon, these plans were stopped in favor of keeping open space.[22]

In 1978, a nature park was dedicated within the canyon.[2][23] There are over 6 miles (9.7 km) of trails within the park.[24] A exhibit of a Kumeyaay village was created in the park, depicting how they lived within the canyon before the Spanish era.[4][13][25] The park is about 900 acres (3.6 km2) large;[7] 24 acres (0.097 km2) of the park are owned by San Diego Gas and Electric.[6]: 12  In 1994 a nature center was built within the park.[4]

In 2001, creation of a wetland at the mouth of the canyon was proposed as an offsite environmental mitigation for the San Diego Trolley Blue Line extension.[26] Due to the continued presence of the sewer lines within the canyon, mitigation efforts were enacted restoring several acres within the canyon into a more natural habitat.[27]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ As late as 1900, Kumeyaay lived nearby the canyon on the coast of Mission Bay, San Diego.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tecolote C NR San Diego CA - 324622117121200". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d The Canyoneers (30 December 2015). "Tecolote Canyon's history writ in stone and sediment". San Diego Reader. San Diego. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Swank, Bill (2 April 2016). "Tecolote Canyon – Part 1". Clairemont Times. Clairemont, San Diego. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Lister, P. (2016). Take a Hike: San Diego County: A Hiking Guide to 260 Trails in San Diego County. Archway Publishing. pp. 162–164. ISBN 978-1-4808-2540-6. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ^ Sosa, Gretel (2023). "Classic San Diego Hike: Tecolote Canyon + Happy Houer". Alumni Association. University of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2024. It has been designated as a cartographic feature on area maps for nearly two centuries and was given the name tecolote, or owl, for the diminutive raptor that lives in this canyon.
  6. ^ a b c Helix Environmental Planning, Inc. (November 2016). Tecolote Canyon Natural Park: Natural Resource Management Plan (PDF) (Report). City of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b c McKinney, John (4 February 2001). "Tecolote Canyon Beckons from Tangle of Freeways". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. ^ HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. (2004). "Baseline Surveys - Tecolote Canyon - San Diego Co. [ds655]". arcgis.com. City of San Diego. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  9. ^ Wood Environmental & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (January 2022). Mission Bay Watershed Management Area: Water Quality Improvement Plan 2020-2021 Annual Plan (PDF) (Report). City of San Diego. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
    California Coastal Commission's Water Quality Program staff (December 2019). Mission Bay Critical Coastal Area (PDF) (Report). California Coastal Commission. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  10. ^ San Diego County Department of Public Works (November 2016). Chapter 3: Watershed Identification (PDF) (Report). p. 3-2. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  11. ^ a b Setmire, James G.; Bradford, Wesley L. (September 1980). Quality of urban runoff, Tecolote Creek drainage area, San Diego County, California (Report). United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  12. ^ Roose, Rajam (18 July 2014). "Tecolote Canyon Natural Park". Afar. Sam Francisco. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    Anderson, John P. (6 June 2013). "SD For Free: Hiking in Tecolote Canyon Natural Park". San Diego Free Press. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    Cook, Roy. "Baskets and Botany at Tecolote Canyon". American Indian Source.Com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d Appendix A Sensitive Species with Potential to Occur Within Tecolote Canyon Natural Park (PDF) (Report). City of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Improved Garbage Collection System". Municipal Journal. XI (26): 593. 29 June 1916. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
    History of Waste Management in the City of San Diego (PDF) (Report). City of San Diego. November 2013. pp. 4, 15–17, 19. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  15. ^ Bevil, Alexander D. (Winter 1995). "From Grecian Columns to Spanish Towers". The Journal of San Diego Histry. 41 (1). San Diego Historical Society. Retrieved 8 January 2024 – via San Diego History Center.
  16. ^ Helix Environmental Planning, Inc. (March 2006). Tecolote Canyon Natural Park: Natural Resource Management Plan (Report). City of San Diego. p. 1-3. Retrieved 12 January 2024 – via California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
  17. ^ M.W Steele Group, Inc.; Peerson Design Consult; Kettler Leweck Engineering; Helix Environmental; LandLab (18 July 2017). University of San Diego Master Plan Update (PDF) (Report). University of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  18. ^ Hargrove, Dorian (12 October 2011). "Pt. Loma-Miramar pipeline outdated?". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    Pura, Anthony (19 March 2019). "Proposed Navy pipeline project sparks safety, traffic concerns". KGTV. San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    MCAS Miramar Environmental Management Department; William Moog (24 April 2007). Fuel Transport Pipelines (PDF) (Report). United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  19. ^ Helix Environmental Planning, Inc. (June 2021). Tecolote Canyon Trunk Sewer Improvement Project: Biological Technical Report (PDF) (Report). City of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  20. ^ "About Tecolote Canyon". Tecolotecanyon.com. Tecolote Canyon Golf Course. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
    Graffis, Herb (February 1965). "Swinging Around Golf" (PDF). Golfdom. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
    Hansen, J.R. (2015). A Difficult Par: Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the Making of Modern Golf. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 459. ISBN 978-1-59240-939-6. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  21. ^ Medina, Monica (28 February 2014). "Child of Nature, M. Eloise Battle, Works to Preserve Tecolote Canyon". KPBS. San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Balboa Park History 1970". Richard Amero Balboa Park Collections. San Diego History Center. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
    "San Diego History 1974". Richard Amero Balboa Park Collections. San Diego History Center. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center". Parks & Recreation. City of San Diego. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  24. ^ Monteagudo Jr., Luis (27 May 2023). "Take a Hike: San Marcos' New South Lake Park, Tecolote Canyon's Battle Trail". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  25. ^ "Unique History of San Diego Parks – Part 2". Scripps Affiliated Medical Group. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  26. ^ United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration; Metropolitan Transit Development Board (June 2001). Final Environmental Impact Statement (Report). p. 5-54. Mid-Coast Development Project. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  27. ^ Public Utilities Department (September 2013). Canyon Sewer Cleaning Program and Long Term Sewer Maintanance Program Progress Report (PDF) (Report). City of San Diego. pp. 17–18, 25–26. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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