SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Green Building Council (SDGBC), an environmental nonprofit dedicated to providing education, outreach and advocacy focused on green building in the San Diego community, will host the San Diego Green Homes Tour on Sunday, Oct. 21. The popular one-day event will showcase 13 homes located in the communities of South Park, Normal Heights, Pacific Beach, Point Loma, La Jolla, Encinitas, Vista, Lakeside, Bonita, Jamul, Elfin Forest/San Elijo Hills and Campo. Now in its ninth year, the Green Homes Tour brings together hundreds of members of the local community to celebrate best practices in green building and design while showcasing the innovative work of some of the indus

CHULA VISTA, CALIF. – The Living Coast Discovery Center, a nonprofit zoo and aquarium on San Diego Bay in Chula Vista, announced today that it has received an $89,150 grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) as part of the SoCal Urban Wildlife Refuge Project. The grant will enable the Living Coast to connect urban youth with nature and wildlife through a variety of programs, including field trips, teacher trainings, and refuge-based activities at the Sweetwater Marsh Unit of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Students in grades three through 12 will be able to participate in the Refuge Living Lab, an interactive field trip led by a trained Living Coast educator that focus