Doug Gibson
Straws, awards and awareness at the Encinitas Environmental Commission
The last straw? As California becomes the first state in the nation to regulate the use of plastic straws in full-service restaurants, Encinitas must decide...
Cardiff State Beach honored for restoration efforts
The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association selected Cardiff State Beach as one of the nation’s best restored beaches in 2018, the only to be...
Competing needs on limited land pit assisted living against affordable housing
The 16.9-acre Cardiff parcel dubbed “Strawberry Fields” was a potential site for affordable housing until May, when the Encinitas City Council removed it from the...
‘Annie’s Canyon Trail’ set to make debut
Once one of the wildest stretches in the San Elijo Lagoon and a once off limits and vandalism-prone area is being opened to the public...
Gibson recognized by regional officials for conservancy service
Doug Gibson has spent two decades championing the cause of preserving and restoring the wetland habitat at the San Elijo Lagoon....
Nursery to ‘build community’ at San Elijo Lagoon
Doug Gibson likened the host of volunteers, students and visitors at the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy to a community, one that grows stronger as the...
Gateway Parks gets $1 million gift and new name
SOLANA BEACH — Thanks to a $1.15 million donation, a vacant parcel at the north end of Solana Beach has a new identity and is...
City seeking reallocation of $500,000 for railroad undercrossing
SOLANA BEACH — If all goes as planned Solana Beach may lose what many say is an unwanted parking lot and gain a much-needed railroad...
Input sought for lagoon restoration
REGION — As plans to restore the San Elijo Lagoon move forward, community members can learn about the project, ask questions and share ideas and...
Presentations give ‘sneak peak’ into lagoon restoration process
REGION — Groups and parties still interested in a “sneak preview” of sorts of the long-anticipated restoration of the San Elijo Lagoon can still request...
Migrating birds starting to reach warmer temps
ENCINITAS — It isn’t necessarily the spotting of a rare bird migrating to the area that captures the attentions and excitement of Doug Gibson, the...