On December 14th the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors cast a preliminary vote in favor of an appeal filed by the Gaviota Coast Conservancy together with the Environmental Defense Center and Surfrider Foundation. The appeal challenged the Director of …
Action Alert!! The HOLLISTER RANCH COASTAL ACCESS PROGRAM (HRCAP) will be reviewed by the CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14th. Please write the Commission or offer a personal comment at the online meeting about the importance of this issue …
By Phil McKenna Naples is the backbone of the eastern Gaviota Coast. It is 2 miles from Santa Barbara County’s Urban Limit Line that creates the boundary between the city of Goleta and the rural lands of the Gaviota Coast. …
GCC Encourages your Participation in the Hollister Ranch Planning Process – You’re Invited to Share Your Ideas! The HRCAP Planning Team would like to thank you for staying involved with this planning effort. The State and Planning team have been …
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By Phil McKenna Jalama Canyon Ranch is a 1,000-acre ranch nestled in an inland valley at the end of a dirt road that heads west from Jalama Road, the scenic drive that runs between Highway 1 and the beach at …
By Janet Koed Migration Patterns of the Western Monarch On Tuesday, I received a text from Charis van der Heide, asking if I wanted to join her for the Xerces Society’s Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count the next day. I jumped …
By Greg Helms One of the great assets of the Gaviota Coast — and of our work to preserve it — is the biological richness created by its combination of sea and land features. As a volunteer board member with …
By Janet Koed When you’re driving up the Gaviota Coast you probably don’t notice much trash along the side of the road. That might be because you’re looking at the majestic mountains, the expansive ocean with its alluring islands, or …
By Doug Kern GAVIOTA COAST CONSERVANCY ACTION ALERT! You’re invited to participate! WHAT: Board of Supervisors Hearing on GCC’s appeal of Caltrans Gaviota Culvert Project WHEN: Tuesday September 1, 2020 WHERE: Virtual participation only CONTACT: Doug Kern, (805) 222-6184; doug.kern@gaviotacoastconservancy.org …
By Doug Kern The State is engaged in the Hollister Ranch Coastal Access Program (HRCAP), a planning process to create responsible public access across the 8.5 mile coastline of Hollister Ranch. This planning process began with the 1982 Hollister Ranch …
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