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Opposition Heard About New Protected Marine Area Near Carpinteria
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (561+ words) Central Coast Residents Speak Out on MPAs Young Carpinteria residents traveled to Goleta on May 5 to oppose a proposed new Marine Protected Area (MPA) off their coastline " a state-designated ocean zone that would restrict certain human activities to protect marine…...
A Nestful of Hope
1+ week, 2+ day ago (484+ words) The Story of a Family of Dark-Eyed Juncos I confess I haven't felt much like writing over the past months. Every morning, the news provides its own little hell, and going out birding isn't the salve it once was, partly…...
Changing the Central Coast's Protected Marine Areas
1+ week, 4+ day ago (293+ words) Public Hearings Underway for Proposed Changes That Could Expand Protections in Waters off Central Coast California's coastline has been sectioned off like a puzzle, the pieces of which fall under two broad categories: protected or not." Public hearings are currently…...
California Agave Symposium's Santa Barbara Debut
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (572+ words) About 250 Agave Growers, Distillers, and Enthusiasts from Across World Converged This Week The shift to Santa Barbara recognized this region's considerable impact on the statewide movement to grow agave. The plant is most popularly made into tequila and mezcal in…...
Review | All Hail The Sportsman Bar "and Nerf Herder
2+ week, 1+ day ago (349+ words) Iconic 1990s Band Brings Out the Fans, the Fun, and the Local References Nerf Herder is the kind of band that brings out the cheeky side in just about everyone. Jumping on stage with a kind of energy not usually found…...
SBAS Installs Educational Signage for Purple Martins, a Species of Special Concern, at Nojoqui Falls Park
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (221+ words) The Santa Barbara Audubon Society (SBAS), in partnership with Santa Barbara County Parks, has completed the installation of two educational signs at Nojoqui Falls County Park highlighting one of the region's most remarkable and vulnerable bird species: the Purple Martin....
On a Mission to Protect Carpinteria's Harbor Seal Colony
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) Save Our Seals Continues Quest for Beach Closure Pilot Project The 1, 500 feet of beach containing Carpinteria's harbor seal rookery is one of the two remaining breeding and pupping grounds left on the mainland in Southern California. Most days, it contains…...
Science Pub: Restoring Coastal Kelp Forests
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (320+ words) Mon, May 11 6: 30 PM - 8: 00 PM 18 E. Ortega St. Dargan's Irish Pub & Restaurant In 1983, El Ni'o scoured the seabed off the Central Coast, displacing rocks that previously anchored Giant Kelp. Human-made barriers in the watershed have prevented new rocks from reaching the coast,…...
Heal the Ocean Welcomes Phyllis Grifman to Board of Directors
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (228+ words) Throughout her distinguished career, Grifman has championed the integration of rigorous scientific research with effective public policy and community engagement. Her expertise spans coastal resilience, water quality, climate adaptation, marine pollution, and science communication " making her an extraordinary addition to…...
Unusual Surge of Sick Pelicans Reported Along Santa Barbara Coast
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (483+ words) Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network Reports 46 Malnourished Pelicans Across Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties While Cause Remains Under Investigation An unusual number of California brown pelicans " many dehydrated, emaciated, or injured " are turning up across Santa Barbara and Ventura counties,…...