Tag: Land Trust for Santa Barbara County

November 27, 2023

Potential Highway 101 Wildlife Crossing Near Gaviota

Other recent news: The northbound Highway 101 rest area closed immediately after reopening; final installments in the Santa Barbara Zoo's origin story; new conservative website; protections added to 24,000 acres of land; the tree of the month. 9

October 25, 2023

The State Street Advisory Committee Met Again

Other recent news: Blissful Boutiques makers' market lost its lease at Paseo Nuevo; the city council approved new regulations for restaurant parklets; the Land Trust bought 48 acres on the Gaviota Coast; California Highway Patrol decided to stay and renovate its Calle Real office; progress for improvements at the Goleta Butterfly Grove; looking back at when a rich homeowner let hobos live on her property. 3

March 10, 2023

$500,000 Donation Made Toward Expanding the Arroyo Hondo Preserve

Other recent news: The Miramar resort parking lot could be developed for employee housing; the city of Santa Barbara wants more involvement in the proposed La Cumbre apartment complex; swim platform in the works off Montecito; 2023 Fiesta theme and parade route; the return of the Starr King Rummage Sale. 6

February 17, 2023

An Effort to Preserve 48 More Acres of the Gaviota Coast

Other recent news: HBO will adapt "Empty Mansions" into a series; a step forward for the De La Guerra Plaza revamp; Santa Barbara County might partner with San Luis Obispo county on a desalination plant; Montecito fire chief announces retirement; final oil piers removed from Haskell's Beach; the Garden Street Dog. 2