Land Trust For Santa Barbara

read moreIn 1985, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County was formed when the Santa Ynez Valley Land Trust and Carpinteria Valley Land Trust combined to serve the entire county. Today, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County has helped to preserve over 27,000 acres of natural resource and agricultural land, including the Arroyo Hondo Preserve, Sedgwick Reserve, Carpinteria Bluffs, Coronado Butterfly Preserve, Point Sal, Carpinteria Salt Marsh and several ranches on the Gaviota Coast. The Land Trust works to preserve and enhance our county's natural open spaces and agricultural heritage for present and future generations.

read moreThe Land Trust for Santa Barbara County conserves natural resources, agricultural land and open spaces for the benefit of present and future generations. We envision a future with conserved lands throughout the county that engage and nourish both human and more-than-human lives. These conserved lands include productive family farms and ranches that succeed from generation to generation, healthy habitat to sustain and harbor wildlife and plants, and beautiful trails and open spaces that provide recreational gateways accessible to all.

read moreCurrent Land Trust projects will permanently conserve some of our most beautiful ranch and farm land, as well as some of the county's prime soil to natural and agricultural use. As of 2018, we have protected over 27,000 acres in Santa Barbara County. Conservation agreements with private landowners will protect high priority wildlife corridors, watersheds and scenic resources on private ranches and farms, including regionally rare Blue and Valley oak woodland, with creeks and ponds that sustain rare and endangered plants and animals.