Posts by Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council
Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council now has a YouTube Channel!
SBUCC has just added a YouTube channel to post our own videos and link to other creek organizations. HELP SBUCC GIVE ITS YOUTUBE CHANNEL A NAME! Right now our channel can’t be searched for on YouTube because it doesn’t have a name. We need over 50 subscribers to be able to name the channel. So…
Read MoreCreek Week 2019
Creek Week 2019 is already on! Be sure to check out the following events hosted or co-sponsored by the Urban Creeks Council: Watershed Recovery in Montecito Panel Discussion (Monday 9/23, 6-8 pm, Faulkner Gallery at the Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St.): Join the Urban Creeks Council and three expert guests for a panel discussion.…
Read MoreMarch 2019 Newsletter
Download our newsletter as a PDF or read the articles below. Jump to an article: Healthy Food and Creek Restoration in Hidden Valley Ring Nets Threaten Montecito Creeks What Happens to Human-Altered Creeks During the Rain? Educational Outreach Debris Flow Forum 2018 Creek Cleanup Events Habitat Restoration in the Arroyo Burro Open Space UCC Welcomes…
Read MoreThe Creeks Are Flowing
A few images from some of Santa Barbara’s urban creeks, that are flowing beautifully from all the recent rain.
Read MoreAn Informative Video About Santa Barbara Creeks, Featuring Brian Trautwein
Arroyo Burro Creek During February, 2019 Storms
Bill Palmisano’s New Article in The SB Independent: The Future of Healthy Food is Here Now
The Future of Healthy Food is Here Now. The Santa Barbara School District has proposed developing a 12 acre property it owns in the Hidden Valley area close to Arroyo Burro Creek. The plan includes a working organic farm with buildings and facilities to teach up to 120 students at a time. Farm-to-table practices, agriculture…
Read MoreTurf Wars: So Cal Water Conservation
Come to See the River’s Journey Art Show & Reception!
The river’s journey art show opening at Sullivan-Goss Gallery http://www.sullivangoss.com/Exhibits/rivers_journey_2018.asp.asp on Thursday October 4th (1st Thursday, Santa Barbara) features some beautiful artwork by a group of six local women painters called Rose Compass. Please come to the reception!
Read More2018 Creek Cleanup Season begins with a Bang!
Brian Trautwein, Analyst / Watershed Program Coordinator, Environmental Defense Center The 2018 Creek Cleanup season got off to a great start! The Environmental Defense Center’s (EDC) https://www.environmentaldefensecenter.org/cleanup program, cosponsored by Urban Creeks Council (UCC) and the City of Goleta, netted 1,369 pounds of garbage from the first cleanup in the Devereux Creek Watershed on August…
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