Support It or Lose It

Posted by on Oct 7, 2021 in Blog, Featured | 0 comments If you want to be able to walk, run, or bicycle across Hollister Ranch in your lifetime now is time to send an email indicating your support for a future 8.5-mile segment of the California Coastal Trail. ACTION ITEM Please send a short email similar to the following message to...
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Remembering 2020

Posted by on Dec 29, 2020 in Blog, Featured | 0 comments 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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#optoutside at Baron Ranch Trails

Posted by on Nov 21, 2020 in Blog, Featured | 1 comment MAKING WEEKEND PLANS? It’s amazing what a couple of hours outside can do for your sense of well-being. Join Trails Council & REI this weekend in our call to #optoutside. Fresh air, sunshine, and being physically active is good for your body and your mind. BLACK FRIDAY: Any wide open space SATURDAY and SUNDAY: Baron Ranch Trails The Baron Ranch Trails are open on Saturday and Sunday this...
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Will Trails and Beaches be Closed?

Posted by on Apr 5, 2020 in Blog, Featured | 2 comments Should we be concerned about the prospect of trail and beach closures during this challenging time? A check of local park and forest agency websites provides a clear and up-to-date picture. Generally speaking, so long as you are not in a group of more than two people and you are maintaining a safe social distance of six feet from others, it is ok to go outside for exercise, a walk or fresh air....
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Adopt-a-Plot | 2020

Posted by on Feb 16, 2020 in Blog | 0 comments This year we are developing a new Habitat Restoration program organized by our Trail Stewardship Committee. This new volunteer program is called Adopt-a-plot and is aimed at individuals or teams interested in preserving and enhancing trailside habitats by adopting a small, pre-selected habitat within a mile-long section of the trail. Each person or team will get its own 10 x 30-foot plot. They...
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Santa Ynez Valley Trail Ride

Posted by on Nov 4, 2019 in Blog, Featured | 0 comments @ Midland School Ranch Trails On Saturday a group of 18 equestrians joined Trails Council board members Otis Calif and Natalie Hodges on an autumn tour of the beautiful Midland School Ranch Trails in the foothills of the San Rafael Mountains. The group took in panoramic views of the Santa Ynez Valley from a distinctive Blue Oak woodland setting. Astride either horses or mules, the trail riders...
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