Sunset Valley Road Closed

Posted by on Mar 24, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments GOLETA, CA. Los Padres National Forest officials today announced a temporary road closure on the Santa Lucia Ranger District as a result of heavy rainfall, swollen and fast-moving creeks and streams, and significant debris on the road. Until the weather clears and crews are able to safety assess the extent of the damage, the Sunset Valley Road (Forest Road Road 8N09) leading into Davy Brown...
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The Wildflowers are Starting to Pop

Posted by on Mar 15, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments ..... so Let’s Take a Hike! Saturday, March 19, 2011. Midland School is a private high school set on an almost 3,000 acre ranch in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley north of the town of Los Olivos. The Midland School Ranch features a beautiful network of trails abutting the Los Padres National Forest. These trails are open to the public for hiking through a conservation easement. March is...
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RESCUE PERSONNEL COMBINE TO CARRY OUT INJURED HIKER

Posted by on Mar 14, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments Montecito, CA--Rescue personnel form the Montecito Fire Department and Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue responded together this afternoon to help a woman who was injured while hiking. Around noon on Monday, March 14, 2011, emergency crews were alerted to a report of an injured female in her 50's who suffered an ankle injury after slipping off a rock on the Cold Springs West Fork Trail....
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Condor Trail, Environmental Awards & Trails Meeting

Posted by on Mar 7, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments Trails Council Presents Environmental Award; Annual Meeting Features Presentation on Condor Trail. The Santa Barbara Trails Council’s annual meeting on this Wednesday night, March 9, will feature an in-depth presentation by on the Condor Trail by Bryan Conant, who is leading up the effort to get the 300-mile-long through route through the heart of Los Padres Forest established. Bryan will be...
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Hiking that’s easy — on the eyes

Posted by on Feb 8, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments December's rains nourished the wildflowers, which have bloomed early and in abundance. LA Times Editorial, February 5, 2011 Karin Klein A friend in Seattle says that come midsummer, everyone in town goes a little crazy for several weeks. With good prospects for sun in an otherwise rain-drenched calendar, people head to the mountains, the islands, anywhere outdoors to drink in the prime but...
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Preparedness & Resource Availability For Tonight’s Storm

Posted by on Dec 21, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments NEWS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA BARBARA, Ca. December 21, 2010 – As part of storm preparedness, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBC FD) the Office of Emergency Services (OES), the National Weather Service (NWS), and other county and city officials, held a conference call today to discuss the potential of a significant rain event for tonight and tomorrow across...
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