Mother Nature Does Her Thing, Even with a Record Breaking Drought
In spite of what is shaping up as yet another drought year, More Mesa is green and blooming. In one short walk we spotted Poppies, California Brittlebush, Blue-eyed Grass, Redmaids, Owl’s Clover and Miniature Lupine. Many of these were in profusion and all a joy to look at.
It’s lovely out there! (To view a list of More Mesa’s wildflowers go to link.)
2015 … The Year in Review The day we knew was coming, but wouldn’t welcome, arrived. In late July a group with the same members who circulated development plans for More Mesa three years ago, announced that they represented the Kalid Saud Al Shebaily Group (KSSG), owners of More Mesa. The new group’s opening salvo came…
Many of our recent updates were focused on the drought. This issue will talk about the opposite side of the coin, lots of water and what that means to More Mesa. Vernal Pool: More Mesa boasts six major habitats. One of the most interesting and varied areas are Wetlands. And while there are several types…
Second Symposium It is eleven years since the first More Mesa Symposium was held at UCSB in 2003. Because a lot has happened since that time, MMPC is planning a second symposium, to be held on 15 March 2014. We are very excited to report that Wayne Ferren has agreed to take time from his…
How One Person Can Make a Huge Difference Toward Preserving More Mesa Last winter’s heavy rains produced a fabulous wildflower show in spring. Unhappily, fennel seedlings also exploded all over the South Coast, and on More Mesa. Fennel is a robust invasive that can destroy the beauty, accessibility and ecology of More Mesa, if it…
Earthquake on More Mesa? On the very first day of last month, at 8:42 in the morning, a magnitude 2.7, earthquake was reported for the More Mesa area. This event was incorrectly labeled in the press as the “Goleta Earthquake”. However in fact, the longitude and latitude of the quake epicenter placed it near a…
As has been our tradition at the close of the year, we would like to share some highlights of what has been happening on More Mesa in 2008, and the work of the MMPC. Bio Study: Field work, for the Updated Biological Resources Study requested by the owner of More Mesa, began in May of…