Del Mar Mesa Preserve conservation efforts clash with recreational use

Del Mar Mesa Preserve conservation efforts clash with recreational use

In the Del Mar Mesa Preserve, the Chaparral Lands Conservancy has begun a grant-funded habitat restoration project, fixing damaged vernal pools and native chaparral shrubland, and physically blocking and removing unauthorized trails. For years, efforts to protect the preserve have clashed with those who want to freely experience Del Mar Mesa and its trails. A collection of unapproved trails snakes through the coastal mesa and its canyons, spread…