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Refugio Oil Spill, 6-1-15 Report: Stand In The Sand
June 1: #RefugioOilSpill @GaviotaCoastC UpdateThe Santa Barbara Independent, in keeping with its record of extraordinary reporting on this terrible spill, published on Friday an in-depth article on...
View ArticleGCC urges denial of emergency trucking application
(Special report by on oil trucks by Becca Claassen of SB Food and Water Watch) Please help us stop Exxon from trucking millions of gallons of toxic crude through our county! And urge our County Board...
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Tanker Trucks Denied
EMERGENCY OIL TRUCKING PERMIT DENIED!(Santa Barbara, CA) On Tuesday, June 9, Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department Assistant Director Dianne Black denied a requested emergency permit...
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UC Nature Reserve Turns 50!
Gaviota Coast Conservancy is proud to announce that the University of California, Santa Barbara Natural Reserve System is turning 50! To celebrate 50 years of research and preservation, the @UCSB...
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Coastal Commission Goes Rogue
California Coastal Commission Considers Firing its Executive Director, Dr. Charles LesterSanta Barbara Development Illustrates Questionable ActionsGaviota Coast Conservancy Board Member Phil McKenna...
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Coastal Commission fires Executive Director, Dr. Charles Lester
It’s done. The California Coastal Commission voted 7-5 to fire their Executive Director, Dr. Charles Lester. Dr. Lester’s response to being fired is noteworthy for his statesmanship and his commitment...
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GCC supports Gaviota Cove acquisition by Trust for Public Land
Gaviota Coast Conservancy provided the following letter to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors this morning, in support of awarding a CREF Grant for the acquisition by the Trust for Public...
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2016 SCAPE Benefit Art Show for Gaviota Coast Conservancy
Don't miss our annual Gaviota Coast Conservancy benefit art show by Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment (SCAPE), "Visions of the Gaviota Coast: The Jewel in our Backyard",...
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GCC and One Percent for the Planet
The Corporate Benefits of One Percent for the Planetor the World’s Largest Donor / Non-profit Dating Service Assisting businesses to support Gaviota stewardshipby Greg KarpainThe Gaviota Coast...
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150 Years on the Gaviota Coast
PROFILE: Oldest Ranching Family Celebrates 150 Years on the Gaviota CoastStory by Guner Tautrim and Eric Hvolboll, images courtesy of Orella family archives Family farmers are an anomaly along the...
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Gaviota Coast Energy Issues Update
The worldwide slump in crude oil and natural gas prices and the major Plains Pipeline leak and spill near Refugio State Beach last May continue to roil energy operations on and offshore along the...
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Spring 2016 Coastlines Pres Msg
Gaviota lupin image by Jill FrandsenSpring flowers are blooming all over the Gaviota Coast. Hiking out to Naples is a visual explosion of intense green hillsides and delicate wildflowers popping up all...
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2016 Spring Tajiguas Update
On Tuesday, 4/5/2016, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to direct the Public Works Department to proceed with the risky (and mis-named) Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project,...
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Sherpa Fire
Gaviota Coast Conservancy will be posting fire updates on the #SherpaFire that began on Wednesday, June 15, on the Gaviota Coast (El Capitan, Las Flores and Venadito Canyons) by social media. Check our...
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LA Times on Gaviota Coast Conservancy and community coastal preservation
Gaviota Coast Conservancy past president Phil McKenna and legal counsel Marc Chytilo were interviewed and featured in the LA Times piece (on 8/11/16) by columnist Steve Lopez, "Between Hollister and...
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Another Mega Mansion Developer Chokes on Dust at Naples
Naples Coastal Cow, photo by Reeve Woolpert Applications have been submitted for the construction of two 7,500 square foot houses, replete with 800 square foot guest houses, 2,500 square foot barns and...
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Scenic Highway Hearing
Santa Barbara County planners are holding a meeting (Thursday, August 18 at 6pm) on a proposal for a Gaviota Coast Scenic Highway Designation. Their invitation is below. See you there!Good afternoon,...
View ArticleLosing Ground: Gaviota short film
Protecting endangered coastal California Gaviota agriculture and open spaceThe Gaviota Coast Conservancy is pleased to share and celebrate the launch of the short film documentary, "Losing Ground", on...
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Naples Full Moon Serenade
A wonderful time was had by all at the Full Moon Serenade! The moonlight with this eclipse, on September 16, was simply stunning. Thanks to Ken Palley of Naples Coalition, there were YOUNG folks...
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