Community Outreach, Advocacy | Aug 29, 2025

Shaping the Future : Gaviota State Parks

The three California State Parks on the Gaviota Coast (Gaviota State Park, Refugio State Beach, and El Capitán State Beach) are undergoing a multi-year General Plan Update that will shape […]


Community Outreach | Apr 22, 2024

EARTH DAY HIKE with Joan Hartmann

Join us for a scenic hike with Supervisor Joan Hartmann to the Naples Bluffs in celebration of Earth Day and Healthy People Healthy Trails Month in Santa Barbara County. We’ll […]


Community Outreach, Announcements | Jun 6, 2022

Artists Capture Landscape Images

New Exhibit Showcases 100 Plein Air Paintings Created by SCAPE Santa Barbara, Calif. (June 06, 2022) — This spring, artists with the Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment (SCAPE) […]


Community Outreach, Announcements | Sep 28, 2018

TRAILS & ART…what’s that all about?

Hot off the presses is a set of six postcards showcasing paintings from the Santa Ynez River and watershed. The front of the 6×8 postcards features artwork from the River’s […]


Community Outreach | May 22, 2015

Goleta Valley Community Plan Trail Update

[UPDATE: The Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan was approved by the Board of Supervisors in a 3-2 vote. In the process leading up to the vote the County planning staff decided that they […]


Community Outreach | Dec 20, 2014

Las Varas Ranch CA Coastal Trail

[2020 UPDATE: 1800-acre Las Varas Ranch purchased for $70 million and donated to UCSB] [2015 UPDATE: This project was denied by the Board of Supervisors. Thank you for your support.] […]


Community Outreach, Advocacy | Jul 8, 2013

Gaviota Coast Draft Plan Hearings

. Protect Gaviota Coast Public Access The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission hearings held on June 11th and 26th addressed the Recreation section of the draft Gaviota Coast Plan, which […]