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Parks Department Breaks Ground on New Cardiff Nature Center

By Amy Isackson / Border Reporter,  KPBS Public Broadcasting
Published November 20, 2007 at 1:22 PM PST
This story was published more than 16 years ago.

San Diego County's Department of Parks and Recreation broke ground on a new nature center in Cardiff today. County leaders hope the center introduces people to the environment, and environmentally fri

Parks Department Breaks Ground on New Cardiff Nature Center

San Diego County's Department of Parks and Recreation broke ground on a new nature center in Cardiff today. County leaders hope the center introduces people to the environment, and environmentally friendly construction techniques. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

The 5,600 square foot nature center will sit beside one of California's last remaining coastal wetlands. The San Elijo Lagoon, sandwiched between Solana Beach and Cardiff, is home to more than 700 species of plants and animals. The $5.6 million center will be built with recycled materials, plants on the roof, and recycled water.

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Andy Mauro directs the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy .

Mauro : This particular structure here, not only does it introduce people to the nature that exists here in their community. But it also will hopefully open their eyes to more responsible building techniques that people can utilize in their own homes.

County parks officials say materials from the existing center will be reused to build other structures. The new center will be built with materials produced nearby to save on shipping costs and pollution.

Amy Isackson, KPBS News.

Amy Isackson
Amy Isackson was the border reporter at KPBS from 2004 to 2011. She covered breaking news and feature stories on California-Mexico border issues and immigration, for local and national broadcast. Amy got her start in public radio by pitching a series of stories about rural New Zealand - horse dentistry and sheep sheering - to Radio New Zealand's "Country Life" program. She then worked with Peabody Award-winning radio producers Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, to help create the Sonic Memorial, a series of stories on the World Trade Center before, during and after 9/11. Amy's work has been recognized with awards from the Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California and Nevada, the California Chicano News Media Association, and the San Diego Press Club. She won the Sol Price Prize for Responsible Journalism in 2009 from the Society of Professional Journalists for her story about high school students smuggling people and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. Prior to venturing into the wonderful world of public radio, Amy worked for Yahoo! Inc. for nearly five years as an editorial surfer, associate producer and broadcast communications manager. She majored in Latin American History at Williams College. She grew up in San Diego and made frequent trips south of the border.
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