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Living History at La Purisima Ranch with Paul & Tina McEnroe

Tina and Paul McEnroe worked closely with the Land Trust in the early 2000s to complete an agricultural easement for their 1,007-acre Rancho La Purisma, located in the Purisima Hills north of Buellton. Both Paul and Tina had direct experience with land conservation and knew the importance of conserving this special place. Many things make Rancho...

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Celebrating History: The Carpinteria Bluffs

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Saving the Rest of the Bluffs

Read the Coastal View News article here

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Major New Push to Preserve Carp Bluffs

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Preservation Groups Purchase 21 Acres of Carpinteria Bluffs

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Jordan Brothers Farms

The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County and The Trust for Public Land today protected the 780-acre Jordan property, a Lompoc Valley farm that dates to shortly after California became a state. The property will be permanently protected from future residential development by an agricultural conservation easement, the first in the agriculturally rich Lompoc Valley....

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100-Acre Big Bend Ranch Donated to Land Trust

The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County announced today that its nearly 24,000-acre portfolio of protected natural resources and agricultural countryside now includes the 100-acre Big Bend Ranch, donated by Judy and Jack Stapelmann. Located in the El Jaro Creek watershed southeast of Lompoc, Big Bend cradles riparian habitat, oak woodland, and leased portions in...

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Lines Cast at Fifth Annual No-Motor Sportfishing Tournament Saturday, Nov. 7

The Sportfishing Conservancy along with the Carpinteria and Santa Barbara sportfishing clubs will kick off the fifth annual no-motor fishing contest from Danny’s Deli in Carpinteria beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. The idea behind the no-motor rule is two-fold: first is to have some fun while demonstrating the light touch of responsible sportfishing — the tournament...

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Building Franklin Trail

Slideshow of images on the construction of Franklin Trail

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