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Arroyo Hondo Docent Training 2018

Arroyo Hondo Preserve

Spend springtime enjoying the beauty of Arroyo Hondo Preserve as you learn to become a Docent for this glorious natural paradise.

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Land Trust Achieves 10-year Record

Land Trust Conserves 2 More Properties at the End of 2017 Achieving a 10-year Record SANTA BARBARA, CA – Another record-breaking year is in the books at the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County. With two conservation easements completed in the last days of December, the Land Trust pushed their 2017 conservation total to 1,664...

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Record-breaking Year for the Land Trust

The Land Trust completed five conservation easements in 2017—two concluded in the last days of December! 2017 conservation acreage total: 1,664 acres. The Land Trust’s lifetime conservation is now more than 27,000 acres.

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Land Trust Announces Carpinteria Bluffs III has been Named

After public input and review last month, an official, “real,” name has been determined for Carpinteria Bluffs III. The permanently protected open space will be called Rincon Bluffs Preserve.

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The Land: Fall Newsletter

Check out our Fall Newsletter for all the news, including "Dispatches from the Field" with our Conservation Manager, Graham Wesolowski, new Hot Springs Trail signage, and 88 acres protected in Toro Canyon.

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Land Trust Selected as Carpinteria’s Fall Outstanding Community Partner

The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County has been selected as the City of Carpinteria’s Outstanding Community Partner award recipient for Fall 2017. See the news from City Hall here.

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New Deal Protects Unique Land On South Coast

Now, through a unique deal, more than 80 acres of this property will be preserved forever.

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Toro Canyon’s Hay Hill Further Protected

Toro Canyon’s Hay Hill is home to a win-win-win land deal as John Gabbert, the new owner of the 88-acre property, recently shook hands with the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County and the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

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With Funds Secure to Buy Bluffs, Land Trust Has Reason to Celebrate

Just 15 months ago, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County launched a $7.9 million campaign to buy Carpinteria Bluffs III, a small but important portion of the larger Carpinteria Bluffs area that overlooks Rincon Point.

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Conservation Groups Raise Millions to Purchase Carpinteria Bluffs Property

Just 14 months ago, the Land Trust launched an ambitious $7.9 million campaign to purchase Carpinteria Bluffs III, a small but important portion of the larger Carpinteria Bluffs area that overlooks Rincon Point.

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