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In early April, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County purchased a 118-acre conservation easement near Lompoc from the Bob Campbell family, protecting critical habitat for federally endangered California tiger salamanders. California Department of Fish and Wildlife earmarked nearly $2 million in state conservation funding for the acquisition. The easement is a legal agreement between...

We know you are missing spending more time in all the special outdoor spaces that make Santa Barbara County feel like home. Bring the outdoors in with our virtual backgrounds for your Zoom meetings, desktop wallpaper, or iPad. All photos are courtesy of Bruce Reitherman and are for personal use only. Enjoy!       ...

The City of Carpinteria, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, the Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs and members of the Bluffs Advisory Board celebrated the transfer of the Rincon Bluffs Preserve to the City on March 27th, 2020, with the story featured in Coastal View, the Independent, and Noozhawk. With a conservation easement, the...

Read about our recent Tri-County Land Trust Meetup on page 7!

Inside this issue: Conservation helping the climate, how the Arroyo Hondo Preserve serves Santa Barbara County's youth, a meeting of neighboring Land Trust minds, new and outgoing faces on the staff and board, and more.

On Friday, August 23rd, Land Trust Conservation Circle members enjoyed a tour of special properties around Carpinteria. We stopped first above the debris basin and orchards at Rancho Monte Alegre to learn about how agriculture and open space can act as a crucial buffer to protect residential areas from mudslides and fires. Other stops included...

OAK Group Selects Land Trust to Benefit from Exhibit: Icons of Preservation, 2019    For over thirty years, the OAK GROUP artists have contributed to the conservation of local lands for wildlife, recreation, ranching, and farming by donating a portion of the art sales to the conservation of those lands. They express the beauty of...

Santa Maria Times article

The Land Trust Partners with Betteravia Farms in a win-win for agriculture and endangered species.