News
The Coast News Group
Escondido author Bill Toone has published a new book, “On the Wings of the Condor,” (2022, CCS Publications, available on Amazon) a memoir that takes the reader on wild. Click the link to read the article.

The San Diego Union Tribune
The monarch butterfly’s endangered status doesn’t carry much weight. Here’s why

AARP Press Release
Bill Toone is ONE of FIVE honorees to be awarded AARP’s Purpose Prize award

SD Voyager Life & Work with Bill Toone March 2022

Celebrating our emerging leaders
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, July 2021

Who’s news
The Coast News Group, April 2021

6 ways Californians can help save the iconic monarch butterfly
San Diego Union Tribune, March 2021

Cultivating Food Justice for Social Justice
Edible San Diego, July 2020

Aquaponics Provides Promise for San Diego’s Food System- Page 8
Edible San Diego, January 2020

ECOLIFE Conservation uses unique stoves for conservation of Monarch butterflies
KUSI News, September 2019
Escondido fish poop helping feed the world
The Escondido Grapevine, February 2019

How Aquaponics, A.K.A. Fish Poop, Can Grow Food Using Less Water And Land
Huffington Post, January 2019

Food For Thought, 25 Organizations Growing Change
Foodtank, November 2018

Change the System: 25 Food System Leaders in San Diego
Foodtank, November 2018

Nonprofit Sees Aquaponics as Solution to Climate, Water, and Food Crisis
The Coast News, November 2018

Something’s Growing at the Ecolife Conservation Aquaponics Innovation Center
The San Diego Union Tribune, October 2018

Saving the World via Fish, Water, Vegetables, and Fruit
The San Diego Union Tribune, October 2018

Oceanside Spectrum August 2018 Edition – ECOLIFE Conservation
KOCT North County, July 2018

Meet Bill Toone and Sunni Black of ECOLIFE Conservation
SD Voyager Magazine, June 2018

Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club gifts more than $50,000 in grants
The Coast News Group, June 2018

Meet Kait Cole of ECOLIFE Conservation in Escondido
SD Voyager Magazine, February 2018


Aquaponics – Fish Poop to Plant Roots
A Growing Passion, May 2017

ECOLIFE at Montgomery Middle
San Diego Unified, April 2017

Rethinking women’s work: Escondido High hosts girls’ career fair
The San Diego Union Tribune, February 2017

Half a world away, Madagascar fascinates
The San Diego Union Tribune, February 2017

Community Focus Radio with Kait Cole
The Answer, February 2017

Aquaponics in Action at the Garden
San Diego Botanic Garden Newsletter, January 2017

Service Learning: Theory in Action
California State University San Marcos NewsCenter, December 2016

Project-Based and Place-Based Learning in New Tech Schools
Education Week, August 2016

Jimbo’s….Naturally! donates $15,922 to ECOLIFE
Jimbo’s Customer Newsletter, April 2016

Jimbo’s….Naturally! names ECOLIFE Non-Profit of the Year
Jimbo’s Customer Newsletter, April 2016

Protecting wildlife and human life
The San Diego Union Tribune, February 2016

Aquaponics program saves school garden
Mission Times Courier, February 2016

Aquaponics and Education on Green Machine Radio
The Answer, February 2016

High School Uses Science and Fish To Help Save Garden
NBC, January 2016

Henry’s ECOLIFE Aquaponics garden may be drought solution
San Diego Unified School District Newscenter, January 2016

Could fish waste be key in California’s drought fight?
ABC 10 News, January 2016

Lick the Plate: A plethora of culinary talent gathers for ECOLIFE Gala
The Coast News, October 2015

Eco kits bring environmental awareness into the classrooms
The Coast News, September 2015

Bill Toone’s ECOLIFE: Working to Save Native Wildlife and People
East County Magazine, January 2015

ECOLIFE principal advocates holistic mitzvot
San Diego Jewish World, May 2014

Cooking up a brilliant idea to save lives in Uganda
CBS 8 News, January 2014

Protecting the migration of the monarch butterfly
CBS 8 News, March 2013

The Butterfly Effect
San Diego Magazine, January 2012

Young Eco-Traveler Farms For The World
Sign On San Diego, December 2011

Green groups celebrate anniversary, grant
Sign On San Diego, July 2011

How do San Diego eco-leaders ‘live green’?
Sign On San Diego, April 2011

Monarch butterflies making a comeback
CBS Evening News, March 2011

ECOLIFE® wins Disney grant to build farm in Uganda
Sign On San Diego, December 2010

Flight of the Monarchs Reveals Environmental Connections across a Continent
Mongabay, November 2010

Will Monarch Butterflies Survive?
CBS Sunday Morning, April 2010

Saving the Monarchs
CBS Evening News, March 2010

Harvesting precious rainwater
Sign On San Diego, November 2009

Butterfly habitat agreement signed
Sign On San Diego, October 2009
Press

ECOLIFE & Coastal Roots Press Release
ECOLIFE Conservation, April 2021

AIC Press Release
ECOLIFE Conservation, November 2018

Patrick Henry High School Adopts Innovative Drought Tolerant Farming
ECOLIFE Conservation, January 2016

ECOLIFE® Awarded $25,000 Grant
ECOLIFE Conservation, January 2011

Aquaponic Economics: Going Ape in Uganda
ECOLIFE Conservation, November 2010