The nonprofit EcoFlight gave a group of advocates, nonprofit leaders and government representatives a bird’s-eye view of the Tijuana River Valley.
The Tijuana River is one of America’s most endangered rivers because of pollution, according to the American Rivers 2024 report.
Ramon Chairez, with the nonprofit Un Mar de Colores, grew up in South San Diego County near the border. He helped organize the flight."You get a glimpse of how precious the space is and how unique it is in terms of its character," Chairez said,"The canyons, the hills, the mountains and where the water flows. And so you see how all these canyons are being cut and molded by water.
"This is a great opportunity to, I think, contextualize the growth rates and the anthropological pressures that we're putting on one of the most biodiverse, beautiful, places in the world and how we're all culpable and how we're all trying to find ways and to, you know, get the word out and find pathways forward," Matson said.Margarita Diaz works with Proyecto Fronterizo de Educación Ambiental in Tijuana.
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