Country
USA / Mexico
Continent
North America
Heritage Type
Natural
Climate Hazard
Dry

Located within the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, Border Field State Park sits in the very southwestern corner of the United States, 15 miles south of San Diego. This important wildlife habitat, comprised of sand dunes and salt marshes, gives refuge to critically threatened and endangered birds such as the Western Snowy Plover, the California Least Tern, and the Light-footed Ridgway's Rail.

Meet the Site Custodians

Empress Holliday

Empress Holliday is a geographer working as a Coastal Training Program Associate and Research Assistant at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Dr. Kristen Goodrich

Dr. Kristen Goodrich leads the Coastal Training Program at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve with a focus on the human, community, and multicultural dimensions of climate change adaptation, including psychosocial resilience.

Updates from the Site

10 Lessons for Mapping Site Values

To safeguard a cultural or natural heritage site from climate change impacts, we must first understand why places are special to the communities that care for them. Here are 10 lessons to consider when mapping values.