LOS PEÑASQUITOS CANYON FIRE RECOVERY

What happened: 228 acres burned. The June fire burned approximately 90 acres and a second fire in August burned another 138 acres. Emergency response created dozer and hand lines, the canyon is more vulnerable to erosion, and several miles of trail remain closed.

A Community Recovery Effort. SDMBA is coordinating volunteers, supplying tools and materials, and helping mobilize a sustained recovery effort. Hundreds of people have stepped up. Photos show volunteers raking a trail through the burn area.

Mountain bikers, trail runners, hikers, equestrians, neighbors and others who care about the canyon are helping. SDMBA is working with City of San Diego park rangers and community partners.

Mountain bikers are trail stewards, and everyone is invited to help. Volunteers walking a canyon trail. The recovery work, Phase 01: Protecting the Burn Area. Volunteer crews are installing temporary fencing, rehabilitating dozer and hand lines, and restoring widened or disturbed areas. Phase 02: Storm Preparation and Trail Recovery. With a strong El Niño expected, work will include storm and erosion preparation, drainage improvements, trail repairs, targeted realignments and repairs after winter storms. Current status: Los Peñasquitos Canyon This recovery belongs to all of us. No trail-work experience is required and you do not need to be a mountain biker. Volunteers on a fire road in the burn area. Support the work: stewardship at scale takes capacity. Donations provide staff coordination, volunteer support, tools, equipment and materials.

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