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Fall 2009 Native Plant Sale

Saturday, October 3, 2009: 8:00a.m.-12:00noon
Native Plants/Expert Advisors/Kids Activities

The native plant sale will benefit EDI's education and restoration programs at Crestridge. Most plants will be local natives in 1-gallon containers. Native plant experts will be on hand to assist you with selection. Most plants are $7.50 or 3 for $20. Kids activities will include owl pellet dissection, building a bird feeder, or making an animal track. The sale will take place near the Horsemill entrance to Crestridge Ecological Reserve; 1171 Horsemill Road, El Cajon (Crest), CA, 92021.

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Directions:

  • I-8 to Greenfield Drive
  • East on Greenfield to La Cresta
  • Up the hill on La Cresta for 3 miles
  • At top of hill, turn left onto Mountain View
  • Stay on Mountain View for 1.1 miles
  • Turn left on Horsemill Road
  • Continue to end. Park. Walk in on dirt road behind gate.

For additional information, please contact us.

 

Ecology Kids Serve Celebration of the Environment

For Cajon Valley Students, Their Families/Friends, and the Community of Crest

Saturday June 6th, 2009
Crestridge Ecological Reserve
9AM – 12noon

Download Event Flier (pdf)

Please join us to recognize Cajon Valley students for their achievements in the Ecology Kids Serve program. We will celebrate the students learning and their service projects.

The event will feature:

  • Live animals
  • Interactive Performances
  • Kids’ Adventure Activities
  • Live Music
  • Hands-on Science
  • Refreshments
Directions to Crestridge
  • I-8 to Greenfield Drive
  • East on Greenfield to La Cresta
  • Left on La Cresta for 3 miles
  • At top of hill, turn left onto Mountain View
  • Stay on Mountain View for 1.1 miles to Horsemill (on left)
  • Turn left onto Horsemill, continue to end, park
  • Walk in on dirt road
Please contact Michelle Cox at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Sharon Keffer at 619‐588‐3128 to RSVP or with any questions.

Sponsored by the Earth Discovery Institute, CalServe and the Cajon Valley Union School District

 

Spring 2009 Native Plant Sale

Saturday, April 4, 2009
8:00a.m.- 12:00 noon

Native Plants/Expert Advisors/Kids Activities

The sale benefits EDI's education and restoration programs at Crestridge. Most plants will be local natives in 1 gallon containers. Experts will be on hand to help you with your selections. Most plants are $7.50 or 3 for $20.

The sale takes place just inside the Horsemill Road entrance to Crestridge at 1171 Horsemill Road. Exit I-8 at Greenfield Drive. East on Greenfield to La Cresta Road. Left onto La Cresta, and up the hill for 3 miles. At the top of the hill, turn left onto Mountain View and continue for 1.1 miles to Horsemill Road. Left on Horsemill to the end. Park and enter on dirt road. See the shadehouse on your left just inside the gate.

Please contact Cathy Chadwick at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call 619-437-7989 for additional information.


 

Fall 2008 Native Plant Sale

Saturday, November 1, 2008: 8:00a.m.-12:00noon

Native Plants/Expert Advisors/Kids Activities

The native plant sale will benefit EDI's education and restoration programs at Crestridge. Most plants will be local natives in 1-gallon containers. Native plant experts will be on hand to assist you with selection. Most plants are $7.50 or 3 for $20. Kids activities will include owl pellet dissection, building a bird feeder, or making an animal track. The sale will take place near the Horsemill entrance to Crestridge Ecological Reserve; 1171 Horsemill Road, El Cajon (Crest), CA, 92021.

 

Directions:

  • I-8 to Greenfield Drive
  • East on Greenfield to La Cresta
  • Up the hill on La Cresta for 3 miles
  • At top of hill, turn left onto Mountain View
  • Stay on Mountain View for 1.1 miles
  • Turn left on Horsemill Road
  • Continue to end. Park. Walk in on dirt road behind gate.

For additional information, please contact us.

 

 

 


This James Hubbell-designed Visitors Kiosk was constructed by students to demonstrate how energy-efficient construction can reduce green house gases.
Sunlight filters through the limbs of an Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmannii).  These are the rarest Oaks in the United States due to habitat loss. A single acre of oak woodland may be home to 10-100 million individual insects and 300 different animal species.  Photo by Kevin Mortenson

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