Artists Capture Landscape Images

New Exhibit Showcases 100 Plein Air Paintings Created by Members of SCAPE Santa Barbara, Calif. (June 06, 2022) — This spring, artists with the Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment (SCAPE) set their eyes on painting scenes from the California Missions Trail between Carpinteria and Guadalupe. The historic trail represents a journey in time that begins with the footsteps of...
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Remembering 2020

Who would have thought that a deadly virus would spur more people to use trails this year? Tragic and amazing at the same time. We are grateful that more people are learning what you already know. Trails are an important part of an active lifestyle and essential to maintaining our physical and mental health. With an explosion in trail use, the need for new trails is clearer than ever. In the...
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Proposal for the Baron Ranch Trail Expansion

[2021 UPDATE] The trails proposed over a decade ago are now open seven days a week for all trail users except our canine friends. More information is available at the Explore Santa Barbara County website. Spring 2016 Baron Ranch is a 1,083-acre ranch owned by Santa Barbara County (County) and is managed by the County Public Works Department’s Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division....
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Historic Franklin Trail Closer to Completion

Preliminary Line Makes Way for Environmental Assessment —For those of you who were with us when we finally cut through the last remaining section of brush and made it to the top of the Franklin Trail — a first for many decades — and for all of you who helped along the way, I want to share with you my profound thanks for all of your help. This was a team effort, and one that could not have...
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Lake Los Carneros Trail Management

Lake Los Carneros Trail Management, Rehabilitation And Interpretive Program Review – As noted in the management plan developed by Hunt & Associates in 1999, Lake Los Carneros provides a tremendous resource for the City of Goleta, which took over management of the 140 acre open space area when the city was incorporated in 2002. Besides providing valuable open space, habitat for many species...
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