City of Santa Barbara Aims to Become Carbon Neutral by 2035
The public is invited to share feedback on the city’s Draft Climate Action Plan by April 24.
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New Plans Afoot at Ty Warner’s Sandpiper Golf Club and Barnsdall-Rio Grande Gas Station in Goleta
The historic building may become a “quick stop” café, while renewal of the golf course could delete and add areas of sensitive habitat.
Seafaring Scientists Take the ‘Pulse of the Ocean’ off Santa Barbara Coast
California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations program gathers data to assess the health of the ocean and how it is changing.
Securing the Future of California’s Coasts
The director of UC Santa Barbara’s Ocean & Coastal Policy Center is leading a team of researchers from five institutions and organizations to develop the California Beach Resiliency Plan.
Environmental Leadership Incubator Project Launches Shoe Drive at UC Santa Barbara
Recycle sneakers and casual street shoes and hikers April 1-12 at the campus’s Recreation Center, Intercollegiate Athletics Gym, and the San Miguel, San Nicholas, and San Rafael residence halls.
Fish Reef Project Drops ‘Sea Caves’ into Ocean Waters off Goleta Coast
Wednesday’s deployment marked the official beginning of the Santa Barbara–based nonprofit’s five-year Goleta Kelp Reef Restoration Project.
Dozens of Trees to Be Removed from Santa Barbara’s De la Guerra Plaza
The Parks and Recreation Commission on Wednesday approved the removal of 49 trees and planting of 45 new trees as part of the city’s plaza revitalization project.
Dogs Banned from Isla Vista Beach to Protect Threatened Snowy Plovers
UCSB’s Coal Oil Point Reserve is prohibiting canines from Sands Beach starting this Thursday, March 29.
Assembly Bill Would Create New Rules for Commercial Fishing in California, Ban Gill Nets Around Channel Islands
The president of the Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara warns that the proposed regulations could have “devastating impacts” on fisheries.
Hillary Hauser Stepping Down as Head of Heal the Ocean
The longtime leader of the Santa Barbara nonprofit announces she will become the board chair and that the hunt is on for a new executive director.