Parks and Rec

6 Great Parks to Go Horseback Riding

| 12:11 PM

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Explore the wild frontiers of San Diego County on horseback. San Diego County Parks and Recreation Volunteer Coordinator and local equestrian Cheryl Wegner recommended six trails to try this season.

Government

County Celebrates 200,000th Passport Application

| 9:57 AM

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A tiny applicant hit a big milestone at the County’s passport services office Thursday. Lilly, who was just 7 days old, became the 200,000th person to apply for a passport since the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors began offering this service 17 years ago.

Environment

Know Your Mosquitoes? Read the Tale of the Tape!

| 2:26 PM

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San Diego County and its residents have been fighting West Nile virus and native mosquitoes for more than a decade. This year, we’ve also had to deal with invasive Aedes mosquitoes and their disease-carrying potential.
Now more than ever, you need to know your vectors! And how to protect yourself!

Families

The Ramona Air Fair is Back This Saturday!

| 3:40 PM

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Picture this — you’re chasing down your flapjacks with Mexican cuisine, standing next to a two-story-tall Smokey Bear balloon when an expert flight team performs a perfect close formation flyby above you in the glinting sun and cloudless sky.