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Secure Coastal Access and Trails — The fate of coastal access and the location of the California Coastal Trail on Gaviota’s Las Varas Ranch has moved from the County Planning Commission to the Board of Supervisors. This is a rare opportunity to let our elected officials know how important outdoor recreation is to county residents and the importance of securing coastal access and a bluff-top...
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Save Gaviota Coastal Access

[UPDATE: The  Santa Barbara County Planning Commission at their hearing of September 23, 2014 the commissioners made the following motion on the Las Varas Ranch Project ACTION: Recommended that the Board of Supervisors not certify the Environmental Impact Report (10EIR-00000-00005) and require additional environmental review in the areas of Aesthetics/Visual Resources, Agricultural Resources,...
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Gaviota Coast Draft Plan Hearings

. Protect Gaviota Coast Public Access The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission hearings held on June 11th and 26th addressed the Recreation section of the draft Gaviota Coast Plan, which will in effect set trail policy along the Gaviota Coast for the next couple of decades. The hearings were an opportunity for community members to speak in support of the positive aspects of the draft Gaviota...
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SBCTC Releases its Technical Comments on the Las Varas EIR

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

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

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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