The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County

Acquisition: ltsbc engages in The acquisition of conservation Land and easement interests. We conduct general outreach within The County to potential transaction partners and landowners. We respond to landowner and agency inquiries and partner with other conservation organizations in furtherance of our mission. We seek conservation funding and match conservation transactions to appropriate funding sources. We follow The Land Trust alliance standards & practices for our transactions.

Education & outreach: ltsbc engages in public education, Land use and interpretive programs in service to our mission. In addition, we undertake efforts to expand our partnerships through community outreach. This includes The conservation blueprint, a collaborative undertaking to provide a county-wide, science-based, decision-making platform for conservation and Land protection to identify opportunities and needs for Land conservation, restoration and stewardship. We also offer Land Trust treks, a free hiking and walking program. We offer programming in english and spanish at arroyo hondo preserve on topics such as fire and stream ecology. We work with schools and other ngos to offer nature experiences and access to The preserve is free.

Stewardship: ltsbc maintains a perpetual obligation to ensure The public benefits of resource protection are upheld for each of our conservation easements and fee title properties. We conduct annual monitoring and compliance activities on all of our fee title and conservation easement properties to ensure The conservation values are preserved. We undertake restoration work on properties to repair or enhance habitat value.

Preserves: The ltsbc conserves Land in perpetuity for natural resource protection, preservation of agriculture, and for recreation through conservation easement and fee title transactions. We own The following nature preserves: carpinteria salt marsh preserve, arroyo hondo preserve, coronado butterfly preserve and hot springs canyon. In 2022 we purchased The gaviota overlook property which has been added to The arroyo hondo preserve.