Panel Discussion: “Bringing Back Our Wetland”

Learn how UC Santa Barbara, alongside a community of visionary environmentalists,  restored a former Goleta golf course back into a wetland.  The documentary Bringing Back Our Wetland, featured at this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival, captures a decade-long project led by visionary environmentalists to restore the upper Devereux Slough in Goleta to its natural state. Referred to as the North Campus Open Space Project (NCOS), this restored wetland is a dynamic community asset. It serves as a real-world demonstration of how nature-based solutions can help our community adapt to climate change. Come hear the inspiring story of how this restoration project came to be and you can be a part of restoring our earth!

Thursday June 1, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Location: The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

This event is presented by the UCSB Affiliates and the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration.

Panel discussion to follow the film will feature special guests:

Carla D’Antonio, Professor and Schuyler Chair, Environmental Studies

Lisa Stratton, Director of Ecosystem Management for the Cheadle Center

Michael Love, Director and Producer

Marianne Parra, Representative for hi stok’oy hil xus Chumash Cultural Circle

Colleen Grant, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Katherine Emery, Executive Director, Santa Barbara Audubon Society

This event is supported in part by The Marjorie Luke Theatre’s Dreier Family Rent Subsidy Fund and The Antenore Fund.

We are grateful to our partners: Associated Students Coastal Fund, Santa Barbara Audubon Society, Environmental Alliance of Santa Barbara County Museums, Community Environmental Council, and The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County.

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