Coastal Fund at UCSB Funds Baron Ridge Environmental Analysis

June 2011. The Coastal Fund at UCSB has provided SBTC an additional $15,000 in funds to support the development of the environmental documents (EA) for the Baron Ridge Trail. SBTC has divided the proposed grant proposal into two phases: Phase One — Development of Environmental Analysis. SBTC is requesting a grant of $15,000 from GVLT to offset cost of the EA. We also have a grant request for...
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Outdoor Tips Courtesy of Search and Rescue

As Spring and Summer months approach, Santa Barbara County Search & Rescue along with the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office would like to remind all those venturing into the outdoors to keep in mind the following simple suggestions to help make outdoor backcountry activities safe and enjoyable. 1) Know where you are going. Know the name of the trail you will be hiking. To help orientate...
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Don’t Mind the Mess; It’s Temporary

Just to let you know we are doing some heavy experimentation with the website to put together a fun and dynamic look and feel. You can probably tell we have a long ways to go. Hopefully in the next week we'll find something both of us will like!
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Tangerine Falls Rescue

Tangerine Falls. A total of fifteen Rescue personnel from Montecito Fire Department and Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue combined forces to reach and rescue an injured woman on the West Fork of the Cold Springs Trail above Montecito. The 50-year old woman from Newberry Park was hiking up the trail near the intersection to Tangerine Falls when she slipped and rolled over her ankle,...
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SBFD TO CONDUCT PRESCRIBED PILE BURN PROJECT

SANTA BARBARA, CA – 4/18/2011. On Monday, April 18, the Santa Barbara City Fire Department will be conducting a hazardous vegetation reduction project by prescribed pile burning. In cooperation with local homeowners, the Santa Barbara City Fire Department, through the Wildland Fire Suppression Assessment District, will conclude its North Ontare Fuels Reduction Project by burning the remaining...
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