Campo Elementary School

Advancing Healthy Communities: Building resilience in the backcountry

Community Unites to Reimagine Campo’s School Field

By David Shorey, Institute for Public Strategies

Photo:  Campo Elementary field (photo courtesy of Estrada Land Planning)

 

December 17, 2025 (Campo) -- In the Mountain Empire, where long bus rides, rugged terrain, and rising temperatures shape daily life, a new effort is underway to protect community health and strengthen resilience against extreme heat.

A partnership led by the Mountain Empire Unified School District (MEUSD), Institute for Public Strategies (IPS), San Diego Green Infrastructure Consortium, and Core Clarity is bringing residents together to redesign a 2.34-acre undeveloped field at Campo Elementary School. Today, this is an area where children play without shade, cooling, or protection during increasingly dangerous heatwaves.


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