Editorial and Table of Contents

Welcome to the 22nd issue of Mediterranews! We’re very excited because this year we are still celebrating the fifth anniversary of the magazine.

The first issue was published in April 2016 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the organization, and this year we’re celebrating the 20th anniversary. To date we have published 22 issues in Spanish and English that have featured more than 150 articles by more than 80 contributors.

Many of our readers have been following us for several years now and we always receive positive and encouraging comments from you, thank you very much! Your feedback has been very important to the development and success of the magazine.

In addition to presenting information about what we have done to protect Baja California, in this issue we decided to include some interesting and practical content that we hope you will like.

We hope that these pages reach the eyes of all Baja California lovers! Learn more and discover how important it is to protect our beloved peninsula.

Happy reading!

Antonieta Valenzuela Communication and Public Relations Coordinator

Photo by Jonathan Villarreal.

Mediterranews is a magazine published three times a year by Terra Peninsular, a Mexican nonprofit organization committed to the conservation and protection of the wildlife and natural ecosystems of Baja California.

The articles represent their author’s opinions, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Terra Peninsular. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercialNoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Credits

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Antonieta Valenzuela

DESIGNER Laura Tamayo

EDITORIAL BOARD • Roberto Chino • César Guerrero • Claudia Guzmán • Verónica Meza

CONTRIBUTORS • Vitza Cabrera Roberto Chino • Fadia Sara Ceccarelli • Mirna Borrego • Dorabel Esparza Mariana Espinosa • Christopher Ives • Eulogio López Reyes • Eduardo Palacios • Lorena Velázquez O

N THE COVER

• Photo by Chris Ives

Contact us

Shipping and mailing address in the US: 4630 Border Village Rd. Apt. 1107 San Ysidro, CA 92173 Phone number in Mexico: +52 01 (646) 177 68 00 Email: info@terrapeninsular.org Website: www.terrapeninsular.org/en/ mediterranews-magazine/

Made with love in Ensenada, Mexico

Table of contents

Volume 6 | Number 22 | July 2021| Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

PROJECTS

• What Is the Public Use Program?

• Why Are Trails Important?

PERSPECTIVE

• On the Fire Line

NEWS

• Alliance for Healthier Communities

• We Are Part of RED OJA

• Protection Agreement for San Quintin Bay

GALLERY

• Nature Reserves

ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

• Let's Protect the Snowy Plover Between April and August

• Tips to Enjoy Nature Without Leaving Trace

ARTICLES

• How to Improve Your Garden with California Native Plants

• In Search of Bumblebees With Hands, Feet and Computers

• The Migratory Shorebird Project: A Decade of Biological Monitoring in Mexico

FIELD NOTES

• Endangered Dudleyas

IMPACT REPORT

• Our Impact in 2020

Agave shawii in Valle Tranquilo. Photo by Laura Tamayo.