San Marcos Foothills Preserve Reaches Endowment Goal of $1 Million
The funds will act as a source for grants to maintain the Santa Barbara County–owned preserve, as well as a means to leverage other funding from other sources.
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Santa Barbara County Environmental Efforts Receive the Gift of Green This Holiday Season
Grants to fund nearly $17 million in climate-resilient projects and agricultural land conservation, as well as $1 million in recycling infrastructure.
COP28: ‘Historic Failure’ by Richest Countries as the Poorest Are Hit Hardest by Global Warming
“Given the lack of any real commitments, there is nothing to celebrate,” says UC Santa Barbara lecturer and climate politics expert.
Erasing Santa Barbara’s Offshore Platforms
Environmental authorities choose complete removal as the preferred decommissioning method.
Coastal Commission Rejects UC Santa Barbara’s Request for Artificial Turf at Baseball Stadium
State Commission requires natural turf at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, putting the fate of spring training and baseball season up in the air.
Santa Barbara Dump Upheaval
Tajiguas operator and county part ways.
Wildlife Crossing Project in Gaviota Awarded $8 Million Federal Grant
It is among 19 projects nationwide to receive more than $100 million to protect big and small game.
Toro Canyon Oil Spills: Santa Barbara County Pleads Guilty to Criminal and Civil Charges
County also agrees to pay $765,000 in penalties and fines related to leaks from oil-and-water-separation unit near Summerland.
Monarch Butterflies Return to Ellwood Mesa in Goleta
The butterfly population is up again; the city is restoring the eucalyptus grove.
Historic $15 Million Deal Safeguards Dangermond Preserve from Development
Once the Bixby Ranch, the preserve had 64 buildable lots now extinguished under a conservation easement.