Stop by and say "Hi "to Nancy Avoce, SBCAN's Assistant Director, at our Juneteenth table in Lompoc! She'll give you information about SBCAN and how you can get involved!

Santa Barbara County Action Network invites you to participate in our North County Roundtable to learn about the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary and a proposed Point Sal Marine Protected Area. We'll also talk about SBCAN's appeal of the approved trucking of oil starting on Harris Grade Road near Lompoc and continuing 165 miles to Coalinga.

Marine Sanctuaries

North County Roundtable
Thursday, June 13, 2024 - 5 pm to 6:30 pm
via Zoom

Agenda

1. Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. Guest speaker, Azsha Hudson, Marine Conservation Analyst & Program Manager, Environmental Defense Center.
2. Proposed Point Sal Marine Protected Area. Report from SBCANstaff.
3. Sentinel Peak Resources Truck Rack Project. Follow up from last month; SBCAN’s appeal to the County Planning Commission is scheduled for August 14.
4. Other matters.

Email [email protected] if you would like to register for this meeting.

Do you know any middle school students in Santa Maria or Guadalupe who would like to attend a
FREE five-day outdoor adventure program this month? 

There are still a few spots available!

Central Coast
Youth Environmental Stewardship Program
(CC YES) 

Creek Lands Conservation (CLC) has developed a free summer day camp for underserved students that reside in Guadalupe and Santa Maria.

There will be three one-week sessions serving 10 sixth- to eighth-grade students each week.

The five camp days will take place at various locations within San Luis Obispo County. The sessions begin June 10, June 17 and June 24.

Public Input Needed on Transportation Funding and Regional Growth

Oil Issues

Nine years after the Plains All American Pipeline ruptured spilling more than 450,000 gallons of crude oil onto Refugio Beach and into the ocean, an oil company is trying to restart offshore oil production.

SBCAN is working with our allies to prevent this.

Here are links to publications in the Santa Barbara Independent that give updates on these issues:

May 15, 2024 Article by Margaux Lovely

Help protect the Gaviota Coast and urge the Zoning Administrator to stop the development of Naples!

Join Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN), the Environmental Defense Center (EDC), the Surfrider Foundation, and the Gaviota Coast Conservancy and oppose development of any housing at Naples on the Gaviota Coast. 

We oppose the "DMF Fund LLC Seaside Residence Project and Habitat Restoration" project because:

You can still speak up for affordable and workforce housing on county-owned land!