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The Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation will showcase four artists in the upcoming "Dames Hit the Trails" exhibition: Darlene Katz, Eileen Mandell, Julianne Ricksecker, and Noreen Ring. The show itself will present work across mediums, including oils, photography, printmaking, and fiber arts. "Dames Hit the Trails" will be on view from Saturday, March 26 through Friday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the MTRP Visitor Center. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit mtrp.org/art or call (619) 668-3281.

In this episode Ranger Julie Aeilts shares why Cowles Mountain is a healthy highpoint of San Diego, comedian Dustin Nickerson suggests a Movie Millennials Should Movie and multi-award winning drummer Nathan Hubbard closes the show with an original jazz composition. Music: • Nathan Hubbard - Walled Garden, Hummingbirds, Geraniums & Honeysuckles, Semper Aliquid Haeret… https://nathanhubbard.bandcamp.com/music Guests: • Ranger Julie Aeilts https://mtrp.org/contact-us/ • King Dice http://www.kingdicesays.com/?m=1 • Dustin Nickerson https://www.dustinnickerson.com/ • Dr. Mamie Parker https://mamieparker.com/ Credits: Parker Edison (Host), Kurt Kohnen (Co-creator), Chris Reyes (Head Editor) and Nathan Hubbard (Score Producer)

Join experienced MTRP Tracking Team members for an adventure in wildlife tracking on the Oak Grove Loop Trail. Learn the art of discovering and identifying tracks and other signs left behind by the park’s seldom-seen wildlife. These easy walks are suitable for the whole family. Walks start from the front of the Visitor Center on the first Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m. Walks are free and open to the public, with no reservations required. Don’t forget to wear long pants for kneeling on the ground. Wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes and bring along water. A hat and sunscreen are also recommended. Walks are canceled if raining. For more information on this event and other local walking events around MTRP please visit HERE!

The Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation (MTRP) is proud to present "A Natural Connection," an art exhibition featuring two award-winning artists, Kathryn Gail Ackley and Vanessa Rusczyk. Paintings by the artists will be on view at the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor and Interpretive Center from Feb. 12 – March 25, 2022. Reception is free and open to the public on Feb. 20, 2022.

From the organizers: The Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) Foundation will present its next art exhibition, NATURE! Embraced and Reimagined, at the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center from July 30 – September 9, 2022. This exhibit will feature two local artists, Jessica Ballenger and Vivian Fung. The public is encouraged to attend a reception in honor of the artists on Sunday, July 31, 2022, from 2–4 p.m. On view July 30 through Sept. 9, 2022. About the artists: Jessica Ballenger – Mixed Media Jessica Ballenger’s most recent body of work centers around nature’s inspirational and subliminal impact on the imagination. The images were created by transforming photographs taken on walks around San Diego parks into surreal and brightly-hued kaleidoscopic patterns. Inspired by the Arts and Crafts wallpaper prints of William Morris, 1960’s psychedelic posters, and quilting, the works are printed on wood, fabric, and paper to create a shift from the natural world to the digital image before, once again, becoming a new, concrete object. In this way, flora and fauna are estranged from their quotidian realm and reimagined in a new dreamlike reality. Jessica Ballenger’s work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in California and Belgium. She received a B.A. in Visual Arts from UCSD. She lives and works in El Cajon, California. Vivian Fung – Photography Vivian Fung is a Harvard-trained biochemist with one formal semester of painting to her credit. The sole class imbued indelible lessons of color and light. “I am fascinated by the interplay of nature – everything from majestic landscapes to magnificent birds – and the illuminating paintbrushes of light.” Beauty in a Different Light is her guiding principle, and NATURE is EMBRACED through the loving arms of her FUNGtography. Her work has appeared in global travel magazines and local print media and can be found in corporate installations and private collections. NATURE! Embraced and Reimagined is FUNGtography’s second exhibition in San Diego. Related links: Mission Trails Regional Park on Instagram Mission Trails Regional Park art program information

California Native Plant Sale - January 22 and 23, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.. Featuring 140 species and varieties of California Native Plants and much more! Everyone is invited to shop, browse, and learn at a California Native Plant Sale presented by the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation and the California Native Plant Society San Diego Chapter. At the two-day free, outdoor event, veteran gardeners and newcomers can purchase a wide selection of native plants and seeds, books, and merchandise, and get tips from native plant experts. Proceeds from the sale will benefit both organizations and their collective mission to educate, restore, and appreciate the native habitats of our region.

This weekend in the arts: a solo show by Andrés Hernández at Hill Street Country Club, the 14th annual soundON new music festival, 'Nature's Abundance' at Mission Trails, 'Stained Glass Enters the Stream' at Swish, a new Hershey Felder film and Le Salon de Musiques.

City Councilman Raul Campillo on Thursday announced $1.5 million in state funding for the "Bridge for Max" initiative to construct a pedestrian and bicycle bridge at the San Diego River Trail Crossing where a 21-year-old man drowned.

City Councilman Raul Campillo Wednesday expressed support for constructing a pedestrian and bicycle bridge at the San Diego River Crossing in Mission Trails Regional Park to honor the memory of a 21-year-old student who drowned at the crossing in January.