How to Participate
Volunteer
Help keep your community beautiful by coming out to one of our many clean-up and restoration events throughout Creek Week.
Go on a Nature Walk
Explore the beauty of our surroundings by attending guided nature walks in and around our creeks, beaches, and watersheds.
Attend a Guided Tour
Learn what local governments, non-profits, and service organizations are doing to restore our watersheds and improve creek and ocean water quality.
Schedule of Events
View Printable Schedule (Updated 9/8/17)
Be part of the Solution! Coastal Cleanup Day is on Saturday, September 16th, 9am-12pm. With more than 30 sites to choose from in Santa Barbara County, it’s time to show your favorite beach or creek[...]
Learn about the important role salt marshes play as part of our watershed. See the wildlife in this beautifully restored habitat and have fun. Meet at the Salt Marsh entrance on Ash Avenue near Sandyland[...]
Join the Environmental Defense Center and the City of Goleta for a clean-up of Glen Annie Creek in Goleta! Meet at Glen Annie Road and Del Norte right off the 101. https://goo.gl/maps/8Lsydt6shdQ2. Please contact Brian[...]
Visit UCSB Marine Science Institute’s Research Experience & Education Facility (REEF). Explore the interactive aquarium for hand on learning about our local marine ecosystems. Paid parking available in Lot 6 on campus. Contact outreach@msi.ucsb.edu for[...]
To celebrate this exciting and significant accomplishment, the Land Trust is hosting a community event called Celebrate the Bluffs, scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 16th from 12-5pm near the Carp Bluffs III property[...]
Explore the Carpinteria coastline and learn about the local watershed with this land and sea tour. Kayak along the coast where you will have a view of the top of the watershed in the mountains[...]
Come explore the diverse and interesting flora and fauna of our very beautiful and clean Arroyo Hondo Creek. RSVP Required to Jennifer Stroh (jstroh@sblandtrust.org).
Coal Oil Point Reserve encompasses 170 acres of protected California coastal habitat. Join us for a beautiful walk along reserve trails to explore the wildlife that is only minutes from UCSB! Guides will discuss both[...]
Join UCSB’s Professor Ed Keller for a discussion of Arroyo Burro Lagoon human use, interest, and impacts. Watershed Resource Center at Arroyo Burro County Beach Park, 2981 Cliff Drive. For details contact Ed Keller at[...]
Join the City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division for a tour of our recently completed Upper Arroyo Burro Restoration at Barger Canyon. In late 2013, the Creeks Division purchased a 14.19 acre parcel on Foothill[...]
Join the Regional Water Quality Control Board and City of Carpinteria for a Public Workshop and CEQA scoping meeting regarding development of Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Franklin Creek in the Carpinteria Salt[...]
Join the City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division and the Creeks Advisory Committee for a site visit to discuss restoration options at the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge. Meet on East Beach at the Bird[...]
Learn about pollution runoff management efforts and challenges with representatives from the City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division, County of Santa Barbara Flood Control, UCSB, and Oasis Design. Meet at the Louise Lowry Davis Center,[...]
Join the Santa Barbara Zoo for a clean-up of Sycamore Creek! Meet at the Sycamore Creek bridge just outside the parking kiosk at the Santa Barbara Zoo, 500 Ninos Drive. For more information, contact Nadya[...]
Get ready for the winter rain with a wooden rain barrel! Through Channelkeeper’s Rein the Rain Project, they have several beautiful, repurposed wood rain barrels available for sale for a Creek Week special of $75,[...]
Join the City of Carpinteria at Island Brewing to discuss the state of the ocean, the importance of Marine Protected Areas, plastic pollution, and ocean water quality. Presenters include: Holly Lohuis, Marine Biologist and[...]
Visit UCSB Marine Science Institute’s Research Experience & Education Facility (REEF). Explore the interactive aquarium for hand on learning about our local marine ecosystems. Paid parking available in Lot 6 on campus. Contact outreach@msi.ucsb.edu for[...]
Join the City of Goleta for a Bird Walk at Goleta Beach. Meet at the foot of the pier at Goleta Beach Park. For details contact Everett King at (805) 961-7565 or eking@cityofgoleta.org.
Join www.CarpWithoutCars.org for a beginner-friendly bird watching outing along Carpinteria Creek. Bring binoculars if you have them! All ages/experience levels welcome. Meet at 8th Street Footbridge near Singing Springs Village, 5455 8th Street. For details[...]
Join the City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division for a tour on the Land Shark! Learn about our efforts to protect and restore local creeks and watersheds, as we visit project sites on land, then[...]
Learn about the important role salt marshes play as part of our watershed. See the wildlife in this beautifully restored habitat and have fun. Meet at the Salt Marsh entrance on Ash Avenue near Sandyland[...]
Visit UCSB Marine Science Institute’s Research Experience & Education Facility (REEF). Explore the interactive aquarium for hand on learning about our local marine ecosystems. Paid parking available in Lot 6 on campus. Contact outreach@msi.ucsb.edu for[...]
Tour UCSB’s restoration project at the North Campus Open Space (136 ac), which includes the former Ocean Meadows and the adjacent UCSB open space. UCSB is currently restoring the upper arms of Devereux Slough[...]
Join Explore Ecology at the Watershed Resource Center for snacks, crafts, watershed model demonstrations, videos, and more! Other activities will include giant bubbles, kelp beads, and water art projects! Watershed Resource Center at Arroyo Burro[...]
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Contacts
Liz Smith
City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division
lsmith@santabarbaraca.gov
(805) 897-2606
Cathleen Garnand
County of Santa Barbara Project Clean Water
cgarnan@cosbpw.net
(805) 568-3561
Everett King
City of Goleta Environmental Services
eking@cityofgoleta.org
(805) 961-7576
Erin Maker
City of Carpinteria Public Works
erinm@ci.carpinteria.ca.us
(805) 684-5405 x415
Jodi Woods
UCSB Department of Environment
jodi.woods@ehs.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-7014
