Upcoming Events

Posted by on Sep 12, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments The Trails Council Calendar provides information about upcoming events as well as our schedule of ExComm and Board meetings. You are welcome to join us at any of our regularly scheduled meetings. Currently we meet at the offices of Tynan Investments at 121 Gray Avenue in downtown Santa Barbara on the third floor. [add_ajde_evcal]
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CA Coastal Trail Galleries

Posted by on May 28, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments SBTC is actively involved in securing access for the public to portions of the CA Coastal Trail in Goleta and along the Gaviota coast. Much of the coastline is help privately but as development occurs on these properties we are working closely with other local non-profit organizations to establish easements along the coastal bluff top.  
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SBCTC Releases its Technical Comments on the Las Varas EIR

Posted by on Apr 29, 2012 in Coastal Trail, Las Varas | 0 comments Following up on its April 12, 2012 letter to the Board of Supervisors, the Trails Council has released a detailed description of the deficiencies it believes need to be addressed as a part of recirculating the Las Varas EIR. These include issues relating to loss of coastal access, conflicts with existing state policy, poorly researched studies or lack of them relating to impacts on agriculture or...
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Trails Council Takes Stand at Las Varas

Posted by on Apr 29, 2012 in Coastal Trail, Las Varas | 0 comments Route Proposed by SBCTC Critical to Coastal Alignment We are writing to express our deep concern that the County’s planning process for the Las Varas Ranch Development project has veered badly off course.  We respectfully request that your Board provide direction to County staff and the Planning Commission to address the concerns raised by 14 civic groups and dozens of citizens regarding the...
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Coastal Trail Along the Gaviota Bluff

Posted by on Apr 23, 2012 in Blog, Coastal Trail | 0 comments Stretching for over 30 miles of Santa Barbara County’s South Coast, the Gaviota Coast is one of the most pristine segments of coastline in Southern California. The Gaviota Coast supports three State Park Beach Campgrounds: El Capitan, Refugio and Gaviota, thousands of acres of state park wilderness and over 15,000 acres of Los Padres National Forest. Tens of thousands of acres of privately...
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