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East County Magazine

Pumpkin Smash event turns Halloween waste into environmental wins

November 4, 2025 (Spring Valley)  — On Monday, November 3, students at Sweetwater Springs Elementary School participated in a unique post-Halloween event aimed at reducing organic waste and promoting environmental education. Hosted by I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD) in partnership with the County of San Diego and WM, the Pumpkin Smash event gave students the opportunity to responsibly dispose of their Halloween pumpkins while learning about composting and sustainability.

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Vegetables sprout in new $1.67 billion County Crop Report

By Gig Conaughton(link is external), County of San Diego Communications Office

November 1, 2025 (San Diego) – Agriculture values rose by just over 1% to $1.67 billion, and vegetable and vine crops thrived in San Diego County’s Annual Crop Report released today.

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Federal government seeks to repeal protections for bighorn sheep on public land

Photo by Susan Massey: Bighorn rams on Bureau of Land Management property in Ocotillo, adjacent to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
 
Oct. 28, 2025 (East County) – The Trump administration is proposing to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule in order to fast-track oil and gas exploration.
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Nonprofit saves San Diego County’s tallest waterfall

By Taina Fonseca, Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association
 
Photo:  Mildred Falls. Photo by Alexander S. Kunz
 
October 26, 2025 (San Diego) – The San Diego River Park Foundation(link is external) has successfully purchased a 58-acre parcel from a private owner, the organization announced this week.
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Climate Action Plan and Green Building Incentive Program: County hosts virtual meeting Oct. 28

Source:  County of San Diego

October 23, 2025 (San Diego) – The County of San Diego County Planning & Development Services (PDS) invites you to attend a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. to learn about and share your input on the County’s implementation of the Climate Action Plan (CAP) and the development of the Green Building Incentive Program Update.

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