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In 1985, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
was formed when the Santa Ynez Valley Land Trust and Carpinteria
Valley Land Trust combined to serve the entire county.
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Today, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
has helped to preserve over 18,500 acres of natural resource
and agricultural land, including the Arroyo Hondo Preserve,
Sedgwick Reserve, Carpinteria Bluffs,
Coronado Butterfly Preserve, Point Sal,
Carpinteria Salt Marsh and several ranches on the Gaviota
Coast.
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photo courtesy: Ted Rhodes
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The Land Trust works to preserve and enhance our
county’s natural open spaces and agricultural heritage for
to present and future generations. The Land Trust:
• Acquires and
protects land with natural, agricultural, scenic, recreational
and/or historical significance through fair market transactions.
• Shares our
knowledge of land conservation strategies with local landowners,
planners, public agencies and other conservation organizations.
• Facilitates
private conservation of agricultural lands.
• Educates the
community through field trips with experts in ecology, agriculture
and the arts.
The Land Trust is a sponsoring member of the national
Land Trust Alliance (LTA), and has adopted policies, based on the
model LTA Standards & Practices, governing land project selection,
due diligence, monitoring and stewardship, ethical fundraising,
financial and asset management, and conflict of interest. Click here for a PDF of our audited financial statements.
Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
P.O. Box 91830 • Santa
Barbara, CA 93190
(805) 966-4520 ph • (805)
963-5988 fax
email: info@sblandtrust.org
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