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  1. Follow Horsethief Canyon's trickling stream into the Pine Creek Wilderness, south of Descanso.

    Saturday Nov 28 | San Diego Reader

    ... available to urban San Diegans. The canyon is a major entryway into the 13,000-acre Pine Creek Wilderness, south of Descanso and Pine Valley. As national-forest wilderness areas go, this one is perhaps unique: it has in recent years become more ...

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    Related Topix: Pine Valley, CA

  2. Descanso is looking for a few former Camellia Queens and Princesses

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Whittier Daily News

    ... the Camellia Queen-and-Court tradition - not to be confused with Temple City's annual Camellia Festival - ended at Descanso Gardens, spokeswoman Brenda Rees said. But in the 1950s and 60s, thousands of people flocked to Descanso's annual winter ...

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    Related Topix: Pasadena, CA, Temple City, CA, Manchester, CA

  3. Wildlife populates Cuyamaca trailRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | The San Diego Union-Tribune

    ... the Trout Pond Trailhead. Dogs are not allowed on this trail. Trail head: Go east on Interstate 8, exiting at the Descanso/Highway 79 exit. Head north on Highway 79. At the 10.7 mile marker in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, where the highway takes a ...

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  4. Autumn conditions to stay

    Saturday Nov 7 | San Diego Union-Tribune

    ... U.S.-Mexico border and in the mountains as a weak low-pressure system moved across central Baja California. Campo, Descanso and Julian received 0.01 of an inch of precipitation, and Potrero got 0.02. No rain was recorded at Lindbergh Field, San ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Potrero, CA, Julian, CA, Blog News, Campo, CA

  5. Weekend weather to be cool, dry

    Friday Nov 6 | San Diego Union-Tribune

    ... early Friday morning from a weak storm drifting up from Mexico, but most of the county remained dry. Campo and Descanso recorded 0.01 of an inch of rain, and Potrero had 0.02. No rain was recorded at Lindbergh Field, San Diegoa s official weather ...

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    Related Topix: Campo, CA, Weather, Potrero, CA

  6. Taiko, Ikebana, Mum ShowRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 3, 2009 | NBC Los Angeles

    ... the mad month of Halloween. So we were happy to learn that on Saturday, November 7th and Sunday, November 8th, Descanso Gardens once again welcomes the Japanese Garden Festival. A peaceful, petal-laden spot pretty much any time of the year, Descanso ...

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    Related Topix: Cameras, Home Gardening, Home, Events

  7. State funding declines for Phoenix Academy San Diego, seeks new sources of funding

    Nov 3, 2009 | News-Medical.Net

    ... join us in our commitment to keep our program healthy during these tough economic times." Located in the hills of Descanso, just east of San Diego, the Academy has provided thousands of adolescents struggling with substance abuse, along with their ...

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    Related Topix: Kids, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, San Diego County, CA, Medicine, Health

  8. Alaska storm bringing cool, windy weather

    Oct 26, 2009 | San Diego Union-Tribune

    ... day Monday, with gusty offshore winds in the canyons and passes. Winds reached 43 mph shortly after dawn Monday in Descanso. Highs in the warmer inland valleys should be near 90, while the coast should be in the low 80s. Temperatures should drop ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather

  9. Wild pig seen in CuyamacasRead the original story

    Oct 13, 2009 | The San Diego Union-Tribune

    ... said he saw it about three weeks ago but didn't report it until he saw Friday's report in the Union-Tribune of Descanso-based hunter John Ogle's harvest of a 241-pound wild boar in the San Diego River canyon east of Ramona. Lepley's sighting puts ...

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  10. Descanso will hold tours of its camellia collectionRead the original story

    Oct 12, 2009 | San Gabriel Valley Tribune

    A tour of Descanso Gardens' camellia collection will take place from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Oct.

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  11. Three Gardens, Three Parties

    Oct 1, 2009 | NBC Los Angeles

    ... peacocks, right? But did we mention the "Fantasy Island" house? HORTICULTURAL FAIRE: It's the first annual, says Descanso Gardens . We like "first annual" anythings. Why, exactly? Because the hosts want to do it up big out of the gate, and we're ...

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    Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home

  12. Descanso provides home for LAUSD's forest nature centerRead the original story

    Oct 2, 2009 | San Gabriel Valley Tribune

    From left, Carlos Medina and John Ibarra, both 10, of Corona Avenue Elementary, search and document wildlife as they attend the Clear Creek Outdoor Education program at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge Thursday, October 1, 2009.

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  13. Descanso provides home for LAUSD's forest nature centerRead the original story

    Oct 2, 2009 | Pasadena Star-News

    From left, Carlos Medina and John Ibarra, both 10, of Corona Avenue Elementary, search and document wildlife as they attend the Clear Creek Outdoor Education program at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge Thursday, October 1, 2009.

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  14. San Diego heat wave should push west Wednesday

    Sep 22, 2009 | San Diego Union-Tribune

    ... except the coastal zone through 9 p.m. Thursday. Very dry air dropped the relative humidity Tuesday to 3 percent in Descanso, 4 percent in Campo and 8 percent in Mount Laguna. Wind gusts in the county's canyons and passes generally reached 15 to 25 ...

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    Related Topix: San Diego, CA, Weather, Natural Disasters, Heat Wave, Ramona, CA

  15. Water back on at the GardensRead the original story

    Sep 22, 2009 | Pasadena Star-News

    Nearly four weeks after Descanso Gardens' water supply pipes in Hall Beckley Canyon were destroyed by the Station Fire, makeshift repairs have the water flowing again, officials said Tuesday.

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  16. Boost blooms on your lilac bushes

    Sep 18, 2009 | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

    Q: I purchased two lilac bushes from the Descanso Gardens 2 years ago that are supposed to tolerate our Southern California summer heat.

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    Related Topix: Weather, Woody, CA

  17. Seed balls, the weapons of the guerrilla gardener

    Sep 18, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

    Mark your calendar: Descanso Gardens display horticulturist Rachel Young will lead a class on how to make seed balls using clay and compost.

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, La Canada Flintridge, CA, Home Gardening, Home

  18. Woman Killed In Motorcycle Accident IdentifiedRead the original story

    Sep 15, 2009 | 10News.com - Local News

    A woman Marine who died in a motorcycle accident near Descanso was identified Tuesday.

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  19. Motorcyclist who died was Miramar servicewoman

    Sep 14, 2009 | San Diego Union-Tribune

    DESCANSO a ' A motorcyclist who was killed Sunday afternoon on state Route 79 was a 21-year-old servicewoman from Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, the Medical Examiner's Office said.

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  20. Descanso gardens hosts 'back yard' picnic

    Sep 7, 2009 | Pasadena Star-News

    With firefighters gaining the upper hand on the Station Fire in the nearby mountains, hundreds of guests Monday attended Descanso Gardens' fifth annual "Boddy's Big Backyard." The free community celebration is held each year in honor of the gardens' founder, Manchester Boddy.

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    Related Topix: Glendale, CA, Porter-Ranch, CA

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