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.
Recent Stories
How to (Responsibly) Toss Your Christmas Tree in Santa Barbara County
Here are the options available to residents for sustainably disposing of their trees after the holidays.
Erasing Santa Barbara’s Offshore Platforms
Environmental authorities choose complete removal as the preferred decommissioning method.
Woman Struck and Killed by Train in Goleta
Fire officials say the woman was walking with her dog on the tracks at Fairview Avenue.
Mission Possible: Returning the Kelp Forest to Our Coast
Santa Barbara fisherman Chris Goldblatt plans to bring back reef habitats around the globe.
Santa Barbara Unified Students Walk Out to Raise Teacher Wages
Bitter salary dispute leads to a soft strike and student protests.
NatureTrack and Wilderness Youth Project Receive Nearly $400,000 in State Grants
Funding will go toward making the natural world more accessible to Santa Barbara County’s underserved youth.
Dos Pueblos High School Students Walk Out of Class in Support of Teachers
Hundreds march from campus to Girsh Park in solidarity with Santa Barbara Unified teachers demanding better wages and benefits.
Become One of Santa Barbara’s Climate Stewards
Prospective participants are invited to learn more about the Community Environmental Council’s certification course during a free webinar this Thursday.
Santa Barbara’s Heal the Ocean Receives $500K to Map and Cap Abandoned Oil Wells
Senator Monique Limón, with the help of Assemblymember Gregg Hart, secured the state funds to go toward the nonprofit’s Summerland Oil Mitigation Study.
